The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2003
Highlights this month
- 3TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (3:31pm)
- 5ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:29pm)
- 7SatUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:45pm)
- 19ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (5:44pm)
- 22SunWinter solstice.
- 24TueSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:58pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Tue 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Mon 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 8, 6:35am
- Full MoonSat 14, 9:14pm
- Last QuarterSun 22, 12:47am
- New MoonMon 30, 4:45am
Perigee 13 Jun (360,100 km) · Apogee 25 Jun (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.4 | 5:51am | 10:53am | 3:55pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 6:10am | 11:05am | 4:00pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | −1.0 | 10:06pm | 4:59am | 11:50am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 10:52am | 3:59pm | 9:05pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.1 | 8:08am | 12:54pm | 5:40pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 10:28pm | 5:09am | 11:47am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 8:50pm | 3:51am | 10:48am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2003
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.