The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2013
Highlights this month
- 7FriNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:51pm)
- 13ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (2:37am)
- 20ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (1:50am)
- 20ThuJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:15am)
- 21FriWinter solstice.
- 26WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:13am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Mon 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:40pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Sun 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 1, 4:58am
- New MoonSun 9, 2:02am
- First QuarterMon 17, 3:27am
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 23, 9:32pm
- Last QuarterSun 30, 2:56pm
Apogee 10 Jun (406,200 km) · Perigee 23 Jun (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.7 | 9:20am | 2:05pm | 6:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 9:08am | 1:50pm | 6:32pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 6:33am | 11:21am | 4:09pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 7:51am | 12:35pm | 5:19pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.3 | 2:23pm | 9:00pm | 3:40am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 1:43am | 7:32am | 1:21pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 10:38pm | 5:17am | 11:51am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2013
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.