The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2018
Highlights this month
- 1FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (11:02am)
- 3SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (8:55pm)
- 6WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:51am)
- 16SatThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (10:45pm)
- 19TueNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:41pm)
- 21ThuWinter solstice.
- 24SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:15am)
- 27WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −0.1). (10:40pm)
- 28ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:46pm)
- 28ThuMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:27pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Sun 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 33m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Sat 30 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 7, 4:35am
- New MoonThu 14, 5:50am
- First QuarterWed 20, 8:49pm
- Full MoonThu 28, 2:52pm
Apogee 3 Jun (405,700 km) · Perigee 15 Jun (359,100 km) · Apogee 30 Jun (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.3 | 8:30am | 1:08pm | 5:45pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.8 | 10:13am | 3:03pm | 7:53pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cap | −1.6 | 8:16pm | 3:35am | 10:51am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.2 | 2:43pm | 9:34pm | 4:29am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | −0.0 | 5:55pm | 1:18am | 8:35am | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 3:20am | 8:45am | 2:10pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 11:34pm | 5:59am | 12:21pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2018
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.