The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1978
Highlights this month
- 5MonMars and Saturn in conjunction — 0.1° apart. (6:35am)
- 8ThuNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 7.8). (11:58am)
- 12MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (4:15am)
- 12MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (10:57am)
- 14WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:38pm)
- 22ThuWinter solstice.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sat 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Fri 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 6, 5:04am
- First QuarterWed 14, 8:43am
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 21, 6:35am
- Last QuarterTue 27, 9:48pm
Apogee 9 Jun (406,000 km) · Perigee 21 Jun (357,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −2.2 | 7:42am | 12:23pm | 5:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.8 | 10:05am | 2:53pm | 7:41pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.3 | 11:37am | 5:00pm | 10:23pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 8:56am | 1:41pm | 6:25pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.5 | 11:25am | 4:41pm | 9:57pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 2:36pm | 9:28pm | 4:24am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 4:35pm | 11:49pm | 7:07am | All night |
The solar system — June 1978
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
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Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 23 August 2026.