Brisbane skies 2007 June 5th
Here is a Sunrise/Sunset table.
and a table of altitudes and azimuth of the Sun for equinox and solstices.
Want to see what the sun is doing? Check out the SOHO LASCO realtime images! Just click on on the images for a bigger view or try the animated seqences.
Earth's Seasons UT+10h (Brisbane)
Year Perihelion Aphelion
Equinoxes
Solstices
2006Jan 5 01hJul 4 09hMar 21 04:26Sep 23 14:03Jun 21 22:26Dec 22 10:22
2007Jan 4 06hJul 7 10hMar 21 10:07Sep 23 19:51Jun 22 04:06Dec 22 16:08
2008Jan 3 10hJul 4 18hMar 20 15:48Sep 23 01:44Jun 21 09:59Dec 21 22:04
2009Jan 5 01hJul 4 12hMar 20 21:44Sep 23 07:18Jun 21 15:45Dec 22 03:47
MERCURY Mercury (V=0.7 diameter=8.5" phase=33%) is visible shortly after sunset.
HERE is a MIDI Continuum image from the SOHO site...Mercury is the tiny dot halfway across and below the center of the Sun.

Elongations of Mercury HERE

VENUS
Venus (V=-4.3 diameter=22.3" phase=87%) dominates the evening western sky. Venus is in Gemini next to Pollux (V=1.2).
Venus is "easy" to see in the daytime if you know exactly where to look. But avoid the Sun! Get in the shadow of a building.
MARS
Mars (V=+0.8 diameter=6") is visible in the morning sky in Pisces between the great square (Pegasus) and Cetus. The bright red planet stands out in this area of the sky.
JUPITER
Jupiter dominates the eastern sky at sunset, at magnitude -2.6 outshining first magnitude Antares.
You would get a real kick out of watching the four galilean satellites (Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto) through binoculars. And with a small telescope you can watch their ever changing eclipse phenomena and become as fascinated as Galileo when he discovered them in 1610... Very interesting!.
SATURN
Saturn (magnitude +0.5) is in Leo near Regulus (+1.4). The rings are 39"x10" and the planet is 17"x15".