The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2002
Highlights this month
- 3MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:29pm)
- 4TueVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (8:24am)
- 8SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:00pm)
- 9SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:34pm)
- 13ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (2:07pm)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (7:32am)
- 21FriWinter solstice.
- 22SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (12:21am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Mon 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Sun 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 3, 10:09am
- New MoonTue 11, 9:50am
- First QuarterTue 18, 10:32am
- Full MoonTue 25, 7:43am
Apogee 4 Jun (404,900 km) · Perigee 19 Jun (369,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 1.2 | 5:46am | 10:54am | 4:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.8 | 10:10am | 2:59pm | 7:48pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.8 | 8:57am | 1:38pm | 6:19pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 9:24am | 2:11pm | 6:59pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.1 | 7:11am | 12:01pm | 4:50pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 10:06pm | 4:53am | 11:35am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 8:38pm | 3:41am | 10:40am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2002
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 July 2026.