The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1992
Highlights this month
- 1MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:11am)
- 14SunVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:04am)
- 20SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (1:18am)
- 21SunWinter solstice.
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 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Tue 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 1, 2:01pm
- First QuarterMon 8, 6:44am
- Full MoonMon 15, 2:51pm
- Last QuarterTue 23, 6:13pm
- New MoonTue 30, 10:21pm
Perigee 4 Jun (365,300 km) · Apogee 20 Jun (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.8 | 8:54am | 1:32pm | 6:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:39am | 12:22pm | 5:05pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | 1.0 | 3:10am | 8:40am | 2:09pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 11:53am | 5:23pm | 10:54pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.5 | 9:11pm | 4:11am | 11:05am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 6:37pm | 2:01am | 9:20am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 6:47pm | 2:06am | 9:20am | Morning |
The solar system — June 1992
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 18 August 2026.
