The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2007
Highlights this month
- 2SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (7:50pm)
- 6WedJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −2.5). (8:54am)
- 9SatVenus at greatest evening elongation (45° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (1:59pm)
- 11MonThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (3:52am)
- 16SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:52am)
- 19TueThe Moon passes Venus — 0.5° apart. (1:16am)
- 19TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (6:13pm)
- 22FriWinter solstice.
- 24SunUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:15am)
- 29FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:32am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sun 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Sat 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 1, 11:10am
- Last QuarterFri 8, 9:47pm
- New MoonFri 15, 1:11pm
- First QuarterFri 22, 11:23pm
- Full MoonSat 30, 11:55pm
Perigee 13 Jun (363,500 km) · Apogee 24 Jun (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 2.1 | 8:50am | 1:38pm | 6:26pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.4 | 10:39am | 3:35pm | 8:32pm | Evening |
| Mars | Psc | 0.8 | 2:36am | 8:15am | 1:54pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.4 | 4:20pm | 11:36pm | 6:55am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.4 | 11:11am | 4:22pm | 9:33pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 11:46pm | 6:08am | 12:27pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 9:34pm | 4:27am | 11:15am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2007
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.