The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — June 2019
Highlights this month
- 6ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (1:05am)
- 11TueJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Ophiuchus (mag −2.5). (1:32am)
- 17MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (5:25am)
- 19WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.4° apart. (1:47pm)
- 22SatNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:29am)
- 22SatWinter solstice.
- 24MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (25° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (9:13am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
| Mon 10 | 7:32am | 5:06pm | 9h 34m | 6:41pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 20 | 7:36am | 5:06pm | 9h 30m | 6:41pm | 6:01am |
| Sun 30 | 7:37am | 5:09pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
Days shorten by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 3, 8:07pm
- First QuarterMon 10, 3:57pm
- Full MoonMon 17, 6:30pm
- Last QuarterTue 25, 7:49pm
Perigee 8 Jun (368,700 km) · Apogee 23 Jun (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.1 | 9:21am | 2:02pm | 6:43pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 6:16am | 11:10am | 4:04pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.8 | 9:27am | 2:12pm | 6:56pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.5 | 4:39pm | 12:02am | 7:20am | All night |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.1 | 6:51pm | 2:11am | 9:26am | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 3:40am | 9:01am | 2:22pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 11:46pm | 6:09am | 12:28pm | Morning |
The solar system — June 2019
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.