The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1990
Highlights this month
- 11MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (10:09pm)
- 22FriWinter solstice.
- 30SatUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 5.6). (12:32am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sun 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Sat 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 8, 9:02pm
- Last QuarterSat 16, 2:53pm
- New MoonSat 23, 4:56am
- First QuarterSat 30, 8:12am
Apogee 6 Jun (406,100 km) · Perigee 21 Jun (359,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.6 | 6:01am | 11:00am | 4:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.8 | 4:40am | 9:53am | 3:06pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 0.4 | 1:35am | 7:30am | 1:25pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 9:10am | 1:56pm | 6:42pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.1 | 7:15pm | 2:33am | 9:46am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 5:58pm | 1:25am | 8:47am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 6:28pm | 1:48am | 9:04am | Morning |
The solar system — June 1990
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.