The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1989
Highlights this month
- 5MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:09pm)
- 7WedThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (4:39am)
- 9FriJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:52pm)
- 18SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (9:36pm)
- 20TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (6:14pm)
- 21WedWinter solstice.
- 25SunUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 5.6). (7:38am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sat 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Fri 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 4, 5:51am
- First QuarterSun 11, 5:06pm
- Full MoonMon 19, 5:04pm
- Last QuarterMon 26, 7:11pm
Perigee 1 Jun (364,100 km) · Apogee 13 Jun (405,000 km) · Perigee 28 Jun (369,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 0.8 | 5:40am | 10:48am | 3:56pm | Morning |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 9:01am | 1:42pm | 6:24pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.8 | 10:02am | 2:52pm | 7:43pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 7:16am | 12:02pm | 4:48pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.0 | 6:18pm | 1:40am | 8:57am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 5:38pm | 1:05am | 8:28am | All night |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 6:17pm | 1:38am | 8:54am | Morning |
The solar system — June 1989
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 19 August 2026.