The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2006
Highlights this month
- 1ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (9:00am)
- 9FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (1:34am)
- 18SunMars and Saturn in conjunction — 0.6° apart. (4:30pm)
- 19MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:08pm)
- 21WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (6:07am)
- 21WedWinter solstice.
- 28WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (10:42pm)
- 29ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (9:16am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sat 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Fri 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 4, 9:06am
- Full MoonMon 12, 4:12am
- Last QuarterMon 19, 12:12am
- New MoonMon 26, 2:02am
Apogee 4 Jun (404,700 km) · Perigee 17 Jun (369,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.1 | 9:23am | 2:06pm | 6:48pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.8 | 4:45am | 9:57am | 3:09pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.8 | 10:28am | 3:25pm | 8:22pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.1 | 2:30pm | 9:16pm | 4:06am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.3 | 10:31am | 3:31pm | 8:31pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 11:26pm | 5:53am | 12:16pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 9:22pm | 4:17am | 11:08am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2006
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.