The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2016
Highlights this month
- 3FriSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −0.1). (3:51pm)
- 3FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.7° apart. (8:00pm)
- 5SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best morning apparition. (6:41pm)
- 7TueVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:29am)
- 12SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (4:50am)
- 14TueNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:06pm)
- 19SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (11:09am)
- 21TueWinter solstice.
- 30ThuMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:02pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 40m | 6:42pm | 5:54am |
| Fri 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Thu 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 5, 12:58pm
- First QuarterSun 12, 6:17pm
- Full MoonMon 20, 9:10pm
- Last QuarterTue 28, 4:23am
Perigee 3 Jun (360,700 km) · Apogee 15 Jun (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.2 | 5:47am | 10:50am | 3:53pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:47am | 12:30pm | 5:13pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | −1.7 | 2:57pm | 10:09pm | 5:27am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 12:11pm | 5:51pm | 11:31pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | −0.1 | 4:16pm | 11:27pm | 6:41am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 2:40am | 8:14am | 1:49pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 11:10pm | 5:41am | 12:08pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2016
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.