The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2001
Highlights this month
- 4MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:30pm)
- 7ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:07am)
- 8FriVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (3:09pm)
- 14ThuMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −2.3). (2:24am)
- 14ThuJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:22pm)
- 16SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:25pm)
- 18MonThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (9:44am)
- 21ThuWinter solstice.
- 28ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:46pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sun 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Sat 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 6, 11:40am
- Last QuarterThu 14, 1:31pm
- New MoonThu 21, 10:02pm
- First QuarterThu 28, 1:17pm
Apogee 12 Jun (405,100 km) · Perigee 24 Jun (362,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 6.9 | 7:36am | 12:30pm | 5:25pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.2 | 3:48am | 9:14am | 2:39pm | Morning |
| Mars | Oph | −2.3 | 4:34pm | 12:14am | 7:49am | All night |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 7:34am | 12:18pm | 5:03pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 6:12am | 11:08am | 4:05pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 9:45pm | 4:36am | 11:24am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 8:25pm | 3:31am | 10:32am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2001
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 14 August 2026.