The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2008
Highlights this month
- 8SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:21am)
- 8SunThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (11:35am)
- 9MonVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:45pm)
- 9MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (4:49pm)
- 20FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:22am)
- 20FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (11:41pm)
- 21SatWinter solstice.
- 27FriUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:24pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Tue 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Mon 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 4, 5:25am
- First QuarterWed 11, 1:07am
- Full MoonThu 19, 3:31am
- Last QuarterThu 26, 10:15pm
Perigee 3 Jun (356,800 km) · Apogee 17 Jun (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | 3.9 | 6:35am | 11:37am | 4:38pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:44am | 12:27pm | 5:10pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.6 | 11:06am | 4:17pm | 9:28pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.5 | 6:54pm | 2:15am | 9:31am | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.6 | 11:43am | 5:07pm | 10:31pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 12:06am | 6:20am | 12:33pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 9:42pm | 4:32am | 11:19am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2008
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.