The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2004
Highlights this month
- 8TueVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:49pm)
- 11FriUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:54am)
- 19SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:14am)
- 20SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (8:42pm)
- 21MonWinter solstice.
- 24ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (12:18pm)
- 29TueVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:35pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Thu 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Wed 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 3, 2:20pm
- Last QuarterThu 10, 6:04am
- New MoonFri 18, 6:33am
- First QuarterSat 26, 5:11am
Perigee 3 Jun (357,000 km) · Apogee 18 Jun (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.9 | 7:15am | 11:59am | 4:44pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.6 | 6:44am | 11:36am | 4:29pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.8 | 9:44am | 2:31pm | 7:19pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 12:02pm | 5:37pm | 11:12pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 8:58am | 1:45pm | 6:31pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 10:44pm | 5:21am | 11:54am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 8:58pm | 3:57am | 10:52am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2004
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.