The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2010
Highlights this month
- 1TueSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:43am)
- 1TueNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:56am)
- 15TueThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (2:57pm)
- 21MonWinter solstice.
- 28MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:57pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Thu 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Wed 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 5, 8:16am
- New MoonSat 12, 9:19pm
- First QuarterSat 19, 2:27pm
- Full MoonSat 26, 9:31pm
Apogee 4 Jun (404,800 km) · Perigee 16 Jun (365,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.9 | 6:20am | 11:15am | 4:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.8 | 10:12am | 3:01pm | 7:51pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.3 | 11:45am | 5:12pm | 10:40pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.1 | 12:49am | 6:53am | 12:58pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 1.0 | 12:50pm | 6:42pm | 12:39am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 12:47am | 6:50am | 12:54pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 10:06pm | 4:52am | 11:34am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2010
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.