The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1995
Highlights this month
- 1ThuJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −2.4). (9:14pm)
- 5MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:29pm)
- 12MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (5:59pm)
- 17SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:02pm)
- 22ThuWinter solstice.
- 30FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (22° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (1:42am)
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 34m | 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
- First QuarterTue 6, 8:29pm
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 13, 2:02pm
- Last QuarterTue 20, 8:03am
- New MoonWed 28, 10:56am
Perigee 13 Jun (356,700 km) · Apogee 26 Jun (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 3.0 | 6:21am | 11:24am | 4:28pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 6:07am | 11:02am | 3:58pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.1 | 12:01pm | 5:35pm | 11:10pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.4 | 4:03pm | 11:15pm | 6:32am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 1.1 | 12:17am | 6:32am | 12:47pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.7 | 7:43pm | 2:58am | 10:10am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 7:22pm | 2:37am | 9:48am | Morning |
The solar system — June 1995
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.