The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2005
Highlights this month
- 3FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:02pm)
- 6MonJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:31am)
- 10FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (1:45pm)
- 15WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:01pm)
- 16ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.3° apart. (4:25pm)
- 21TueWinter solstice.
- 29WedThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (12:08pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Fri 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Thu 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 7, 7:58am
- First QuarterWed 15, 11:20am
- Full MoonWed 22, 2:20pm
- Last QuarterWed 29, 4:27am
Apogee 11 Jun (405,600 km) · Perigee 23 Jun (359,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.0 | 8:43am | 1:20pm | 5:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 9:06am | 1:48pm | 6:29pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 0.2 | 12:51am | 6:58am | 1:04pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.9 | 1:11pm | 7:20pm | 1:33am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.1 | 9:47am | 2:38pm | 7:30pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 11:05pm | 5:37am | 12:05pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 9:10pm | 4:07am | 11:00am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2005
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.