The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2015
Highlights this month
- 2TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (6:15am)
- 7SunVenus at greatest evening elongation (45° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (5:27am)
- 12FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:49am)
- 13SatNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:19am)
- 15MonMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:45am)
- 21SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:13am)
- 22MonWinter solstice.
- 25ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (22° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (2:58am)
- 29MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (11:41am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Wed 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Tue 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 3, 2:28am
- Last QuarterWed 10, 1:48am
- New MoonWed 17, 12:03am
- First QuarterWed 24, 9:03pm
Perigee 10 Jun (369,800 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 | 1.7 | 5:56am | 11:03am | 4:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.4 | 10:38am | 3:35pm | 8:31pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 7:38am | 12:19pm | 5:01pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 11:03am | 4:13pm | 9:23pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.0 | 3:37pm | 10:39pm | 5:45am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 2:23am | 8:03am | 1:42pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 11:02pm | 5:35am | 12:05pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2015
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.