The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2000
Highlights this month
- 9FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (11:19pm)
- 11SunVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:57pm)
- 21WedWinter solstice.
- 23FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:11am)
- 29ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:18am)
- 29ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (12:54pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sat 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Fri 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 2, 10:21pm
- First QuarterFri 9, 1:27pm
- Full MoonSat 17, 8:26am
- Last QuarterSun 25, 11:07am
Perigee 3 Jun (358,700 km) · Apogee 19 Jun (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.9 | 9:14am | 2:01pm | 6:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:42am | 12:25pm | 5:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.6 | 8:01am | 12:41pm | 5:21pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 5:23am | 10:24am | 3:25pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.1 | 5:11am | 10:17am | 3:24pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 9:24pm | 4:20am | 11:11am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 8:13pm | 3:21am | 10:24am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2000
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.