June 1928

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 97%
14. 2 99%
15. 3 Full
16. 4 99%
17. 5 96%
18. 6 91%
19. 7 84%
20. 8 76%
21. 9 67%
22. 10 56%
23. 11 Last qtr
24. 12 34%
25. 13 24%
26. 14 15%
27. 15 7%
28. 16 2%
29. 17 New
30. 18 1%
31. 19 5%
32. 20 11%
33. 21 19%
34. 22 28%
35. 23 37%
36. 24 First qtr
37. 25 57%
38. 26 66%
39. 27 75%
40. 28 83%
41. 29 89%
42. 30 94%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in June 1928

1. Fri, Jun 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

2. Sat, Jun 28:54 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

3. Sun, Jun 38:09 AM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

4. Sun, Jun 38:14 AM

   Full Moon Strawberry Moon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

5. Sun, Jun 33:05 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Jun 64:06 PM

   Saturn at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

7. Mon, Jun 111:51 AM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

8. Tue, Jun 127:16 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Jun 136:07 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Jun 141:02 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Jun 16

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,800 km.

12. Sun, Jun 1710:04 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Jun 174:27 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

14. Sun, Jun 174:42 PM

    New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

15. Mon, Jun 186:37 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Jun 2112:06 PM

    June solstice

    The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.

17. Thu, Jun 2110:56 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

18. Sun, Jun 246:47 PM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

19. Thu, Jun 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.

20. Fri, Jun 299:06 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

21. Fri, Jun 294:48 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

22. Sat, Jun 305:46 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.