The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1982
Highlights this month
- 1TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:51am)
- 2WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (3:40am)
- 2WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:37am)
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (9:59am)
- 14MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:28am)
- 17ThuNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 7.8). (2:25pm)
- 19SatThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (10:26am)
- 19SatSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:49pm)
- 22TueWinter solstice.
- 26SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (22° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (11:24pm)
- 28MonJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:46pm)
- 29TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (9:25am)
- 30WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (2:03pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Thu 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Wed 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 7, 1:59am
- Last QuarterTue 15, 4:13am
- New MoonMon 21, 9:55pm
- First QuarterMon 28, 3:54pm
Apogee 8 Jun (406,200 km) · Perigee 21 Jun (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 2.1 | 6:04am | 11:10am | 4:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.8 | 4:37am | 9:51am | 3:05pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 0.0 | 1:02pm | 7:12pm | 1:25am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.1 | 2:07pm | 8:42pm | 3:22am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 1:34pm | 7:48pm | 2:05am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.5 | 3:34pm | 10:44pm | 5:59am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 5:11pm | 12:31am | 7:48am | All night |
The solar system — June 1982
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.