The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1985
Highlights this month
- 2SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:42am)
- 5WedJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:51pm)
- 7FriUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 5.5). (4:31am)
- 7FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:57pm)
- 8SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (4:27am)
- 13ThuVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (8:49am)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (7:07pm)
- 21FriWinter solstice.
- 24MonNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 7.8). (4:42am)
- 29SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (12:54pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Mon 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Sun 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 3, 1:48pm
- Last QuarterMon 10, 6:21pm
- New MoonTue 18, 10:05pm
- First QuarterWed 26, 4:58am
Perigee 1 Jun (360,600 km) · Apogee 13 Jun (405,500 km) · Perigee 29 Jun (365,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.5 | 8:22am | 1:00pm | 5:38pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.3 | 3:48am | 9:13am | 2:39pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.7 | 8:23am | 1:03pm | 5:43pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.4 | 9:06pm | 4:06am | 11:02am | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.1 | 3:14pm | 10:09pm | 5:08am | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.5 | 4:23pm | 11:42pm | 7:05am | All night |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 5:38pm | 12:59am | 8:16am | All night |
The solar system — June 1985
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 21 August 2026.