The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1996
Highlights this month
- 10MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:53am)
- 10MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (6:48pm)
- 11TueVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:23am)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.4° apart. (10:32am)
- 21FriWinter solstice.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Mon 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Sun 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 2, 6:51am
- Last QuarterSat 8, 9:09pm
- New MoonSun 16, 11:37am
- First QuarterMon 24, 3:22pm
Perigee 4 Jun (361,600 km) · Apogee 19 Jun (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 0.1 | 5:39am | 10:45am | 3:50pm | Morning |
| Venus | Tau | −3.4 | 7:01am | 11:51am | 4:41pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.4 | 5:49am | 10:44am | 3:39pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.5 | 6:30pm | 1:53am | 9:11am | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.8 | 1:13am | 7:13am | 1:14pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.7 | 8:01pm | 3:13am | 10:21am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 7:30pm | 2:43am | 9:53am | Morning |
The solar system — June 1996
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 16 August 2026.