The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2017
Highlights this month
- 3SatVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (9:13pm)
- 4SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (11:31am)
- 10SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (11:31am)
- 10SatJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:34pm)
- 15ThuSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −0.1). (7:25pm)
- 17SatNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:53am)
- 21WedThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (8:19am)
- 21WedWinter solstice.
- 22ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:03am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sat 10 | 7:33am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Fri 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 8 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 1, 10:45pm
- Full MoonFri 9, 11:11pm
- Last QuarterSat 17, 9:38pm
- New MoonSat 24, 12:34pm
Apogee 9 Jun (406,300 km) · Perigee 23 Jun (357,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −1.6 | 6:58am | 11:46am | 4:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Ari | −4.2 | 3:50am | 9:15am | 2:39pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.7 | 8:36am | 1:16pm | 5:56pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.9 | 1:21pm | 7:35pm | 1:54am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | −0.1 | 5:04pm | 12:24am | 7:40am | All night |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 3:00am | 8:30am | 1:59pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 11:22pm | 5:50am | 12:14pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2017
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.