The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2012
Highlights this month
- 5TueNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:10am)
- 6WedVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:15am)
- 17SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (6:14pm)
- 21ThuWinter solstice.
- 26TueSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:43pm)
- 27WedVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:01pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sun 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Sat 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 4, 9:11pm
- Last QuarterMon 11, 8:42pm
- New MoonWed 20, 1:07am
- First QuarterWed 27, 1:36pm
Perigee 3 Jun (358,100 km) · Apogee 16 Jun (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.5 | 9:08am | 1:47pm | 6:26pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 6:27am | 11:22am | 4:17pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 0.7 | 12:23pm | 6:12pm | 12:02am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 5:43am | 10:40am | 3:38pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 1:50pm | 8:12pm | 2:38am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 1:23am | 7:17am | 1:11pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 10:26pm | 5:07am | 11:44am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2012
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.