The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1992

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

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

DateSunriseSunsetDay lengthAstro. dark beginsends
Mon 17:27am5:08pm9h 41m6:42pm5:53am
Wed 107:33am5:06pm9h 33m6:40pm5:58am
Sat 207:36am5:06pm9h 30m6:41pm6:01am
Tue 307:37am5:10pm9h 32m6:44pm6:03am

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.

PlanetInMagRiseTransitSetBest
MercuryGem−0.88:54am1:32pm6:10pmHidden
VenusTau−3.87:39am12:22pm5:05pmHidden
MarsAri1.03:10am8:40am2:09pmMorning
JupiterLeo−1.711:53am5:23pm10:54pmEvening
SaturnCap0.59:11pm4:11am11:05amMorning
UranusSgr5.76:37pm2:01am9:20amMorning
NeptuneSgr7.86:47pm2:06am9:20amMorning

The solar system — June 1992

Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare

Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 18 August 2026.