The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1987
Highlights this month
- 7SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (8:03pm)
- 9TueSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −0.1). (2:36pm)
- 16TueUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag 5.6). (7:36pm)
- 20SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (11:10pm)
- 21SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:59am)
- 22MonWinter solstice.
- 29MonNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 7.8). (6:25am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Wed 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:40pm | 5:57am |
| Sat 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Tue 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 10 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 5, 4:49am
- Full MoonFri 12, 6:53am
- Last QuarterThu 18, 9:05pm
- New MoonFri 26, 3:37pm
Apogee 1 Jun (405,700 km) · Perigee 13 Jun (359,200 km) · Apogee 28 Jun (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 1.2 | 9:09am | 1:55pm | 6:42pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 6:04am | 11:00am | 3:56pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.8 | 9:17am | 1:59pm | 6:42pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.0 | 2:41am | 8:17am | 1:54pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | −0.1 | 4:39pm | 11:52pm | 7:10am | All night |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 5:01pm | 12:28am | 7:50am | All night |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 5:59pm | 1:20am | 8:38am | Morning |
The solar system — June 1987
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 20 August 2026.