The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2014
Highlights this month
- 7SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:52pm)
- 8SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (9:45am)
- 10TueNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:34pm)
- 11WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (4:35am)
- 20FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:49am)
- 21SatWinter solstice.
- 24TueThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (11:19pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Tue 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Mon 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 6, 6:36am
- Full MoonFri 13, 2:17pm
- Last QuarterFri 20, 4:42am
- New MoonFri 27, 6:09pm
Apogee 3 Jun (405,200 km) · Perigee 15 Jun (362,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 5.2 | 7:59am | 12:52pm | 5:44pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −3.7 | 4:47am | 9:59am | 3:10pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | −0.2 | 1:15pm | 7:33pm | 1:55am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.6 | 9:38am | 2:27pm | 7:16pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.2 | 2:59pm | 9:48pm | 4:42am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 2:03am | 7:47am | 1:31pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 10:50pm | 5:26am | 11:58am | Morning |
The solar system — June 2014
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.