The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1986
Highlights this month
- 10TueMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:17am)
- 11WedThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (3:24am)
- 12ThuUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 5.6). (12:27am)
- 22SunWinter solstice.
- 23MonThe Moon passes Mars — 0.5° apart. (11:36pm)
- 26ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (6:05am)
- 26ThuNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 7.8). (5:32pm)
- 28SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (7:54am)
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 34m | 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
- New MoonSun 8, 12:06am
- First QuarterSun 15, 10:03pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 22, 1:40pm
- Last QuarterSun 29, 10:58am
Apogee 7 Jun (406,300 km) · Perigee 21 Jun (357,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.2 | 9:18am | 1:59pm | 6:39pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.8 | 10:07am | 2:55pm | 7:43pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sgr | −2.0 | 6:57pm | 2:31am | 10:01am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.2 | 12:04am | 6:20am | 12:35pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sco | −0.0 | 3:54pm | 11:00pm | 6:10am | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 4:42pm | 12:07am | 7:28am | All night |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 5:48pm | 1:10am | 8:27am | Morning |
The solar system — June 1986
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.