The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1994
Highlights this month
- 6MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (1:43pm)
- 12SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:07pm)
- 20MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (1:02am)
- 22WedWinter solstice.
- 24FriSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:47pm)
- 25SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:54pm)
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 34m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Thu 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 1, 2:03pm
- New MoonThu 9, 6:32pm
- First QuarterFri 17, 6:03am
- Full MoonThu 23, 9:30pm
Apogee 5 Jun (405,800 km) · Perigee 21 Jun (362,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 3.0 | 8:33am | 1:23pm | 6:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.8 | 10:08am | 2:57pm | 7:46pm | Evening |
| Mars | Ari | 1.3 | 4:34am | 9:44am | 2:54pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.1 | 2:18pm | 8:59pm | 3:44am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.9 | 11:13pm | 5:46am | 12:15pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 7:21pm | 2:39am | 9:54am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 7:10pm | 2:27am | 9:39am | Morning |
The solar system — June 1994
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 17 August 2026.