The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1998
Highlights this month
- 10WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:45pm)
- 17WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.7° apart. (9:32pm)
- 20SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:16am)
- 22MonThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (1:45am)
- 22MonWinter solstice.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Wed 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Tue 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 2, 11:52am
- Full MoonWed 10, 2:25pm
- Last QuarterWed 17, 8:41pm
- New MoonWed 24, 1:48pm
Apogee 5 Jun (405,400 km) · Perigee 21 Jun (366,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.7 | 8:07am | 12:46pm | 5:24pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.8 | 4:42am | 9:55am | 3:07pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 6:59am | 11:44am | 4:28pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.1 | 12:27am | 6:37am | 12:47pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.4 | 3:13am | 8:45am | 2:17pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 8:45pm | 3:49am | 10:49am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 7:54pm | 3:04am | 10:11am | Morning |
The solar system — June 1998
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.