The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 1999
Highlights this month
- 5SatMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:07pm)
- 10ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:18pm)
- 11FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (1:25pm)
- 11FriVenus at greatest evening elongation (45° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (10:34pm)
- 17ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (12:50pm)
- 22TueWinter solstice.
- 29TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (9:00am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Thu 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Wed 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 7, 2:25pm
- New MoonMon 14, 5:05am
- First QuarterMon 21, 4:17am
- Full MoonTue 29, 7:39am
Perigee 13 Jun (357,700 km) · Apogee 25 Jun (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.3 | 9:13am | 1:52pm | 6:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.3 | 10:39am | 3:36pm | 8:32pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | −0.7 | 1:44pm | 8:19pm | 2:58am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.0 | 3:02am | 8:33am | 2:05pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.3 | 4:13am | 9:32am | 2:51pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 9:06pm | 4:06am | 11:02am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 8:06pm | 3:14am | 10:19am | Morning |
The solar system — June 1999
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 15 August 2026.