The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1997
Highlights this month
- 1SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.4° apart. (1:01pm)
- 3TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (11:12pm)
- 10TueJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:00pm)
- 14SatThe Moon passes Mars — 0.3° apart. (1:47am)
- 21SatWinter solstice.
- 24TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (8:42pm)
- 26ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:03am)
- 28SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (9:55pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Tue 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Mon 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 5, 5:01pm
- First QuarterFri 13, 2:52pm
- Full MoonSat 21, 5:18am
- Last QuarterFri 27, 10:45pm
Apogee 12 Jun (404,800 km) · Perigee 24 Jun (366,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.2 | 6:34am | 11:26am | 4:17pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 9:03am | 1:45pm | 6:26pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 0.4 | 12:41pm | 6:40pm | 12:40am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.3 | 9:31pm | 4:26am | 11:16am | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.6 | 2:13am | 7:59am | 1:45pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.7 | 8:23pm | 3:31am | 10:35am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 7:42pm | 2:54am | 10:02am | Morning |
The solar system — June 1997
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.