The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1988
Highlights this month
- 1WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:53am)
- 7TueThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (4:07am)
- 13MonVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:56am)
- 13MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:49pm)
- 20MonUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 5.6). (2:00pm)
- 20MonSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −0.1). (6:35pm)
- 21TueWinter solstice.
- 25SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:21am)
- 30ThuNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 7.8). (7:19pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Fri 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Thu 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 7, 4:25pm
- New MoonTue 14, 7:11pm
- First QuarterWed 22, 8:23pm
- Full MoonThu 30, 5:54am
Perigee 5 Jun (368,800 km) · Apogee 20 Jun (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 6.5 | 7:11am | 12:09pm | 5:06pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.2 | 7:18am | 12:06pm | 4:55pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | −0.5 | 11:22pm | 5:54am | 12:25pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.8 | 5:03am | 10:08am | 3:12pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | −0.1 | 5:24pm | 12:46am | 8:03am | All night |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 5:17pm | 12:44am | 8:07am | All night |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 6:06pm | 1:27am | 8:44am | Morning |
The solar system — June 1988
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.