The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1980
Highlights this month
- 12ThuNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 7.8). (1:06pm)
- 14SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (11:41pm)
- 15SunVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:28pm)
- 18WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.0° apart. (8:11pm)
- 20FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (1:09am)
- 20FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (5:29am)
- 21SatWinter solstice.
- 24TueMars and Saturn in conjunction — 2° apart. (8:58am)
- 28SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:21am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Tue 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Mon 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 6, 12:57pm
- New MoonFri 13, 6:37am
- First QuarterFri 20, 10:39pm
- Full MoonSat 28, 7:09pm
Perigee 9 Jun (367,100 km) · Apogee 21 Jun (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.5 | 9:22am | 2:07pm | 6:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.0 | 7:35am | 12:22pm | 5:09pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 0.9 | 12:14pm | 5:57pm | 11:41pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 11:43am | 5:09pm | 10:36pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 1.0 | 12:30pm | 6:14pm | 12:01am | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 3:02pm | 10:04pm | 5:10am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 4:51pm | 12:10am | 7:25am | All night |
The solar system — June 1980
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.