The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1979
Highlights this month
- 3SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (12:27am)
- 11MonNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 7.8). (12:31am)
- 22FriThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (3:30am)
- 22FriWinter solstice.
- 28ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (12:28am)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (11:26am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sun 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:40pm | 5:57am |
| Wed 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Sat 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 10 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 3, 8:37am
- Full MoonSun 10, 10:04pm
- Last QuarterSun 17, 3:04pm
- New MoonSun 24, 9:55pm
Apogee 2 Jun (404,800 km) · Perigee 14 Jun (366,100 km) · Apogee 29 Jun (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.7 | 9:00am | 1:38pm | 6:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 6:01am | 10:58am | 3:54pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 5:04am | 10:08am | 3:12pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 10:30am | 3:29pm | 8:29pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.7 | 12:01pm | 5:30pm | 10:59pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 2:51pm | 9:48pm | 4:49am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 4:45pm | 11:59pm | 7:18am | All night |
The solar system — June 1979
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.