The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2011
Highlights this month
- 3FriNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:31pm)
- 13MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:33am)
- 14TueSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:57pm)
- 22WedWinter solstice.
- 29WedThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (4:42am)
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 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Thu 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 2, 7:04am
- First QuarterThu 9, 12:13pm
- Full MoonThu 16, 6:13am
- Last QuarterThu 23, 9:49pm
Perigee 12 Jun (367,300 km) · Apogee 24 Jun (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −2.0 | 7:51am | 12:31pm | 5:11pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 6:13am | 11:07am | 4:02pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.4 | 5:21am | 10:21am | 3:22pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −1.9 | 3:23am | 8:49am | 2:16pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.7 | 1:21pm | 7:29pm | 1:40am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 1:07am | 7:06am | 1:04pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 10:18pm | 5:01am | 11:41am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2011
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.