June 1948

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 34%
11. 2 25%
12. 3 17%
13. 4 10%
14. 5 4%
15. 6 1%
16. 7 New
17. 8 2%
18. 9 6%
19. 10 13%
20. 11 22%
21. 12 32%
22. 13 44%
23. 14 First qtr
24. 15 66%
25. 16 76%
26. 17 85%
27. 18 91%
28. 19 96%
29. 20 99%
30. 21 Full
31. 22 99%
32. 23 95%
33. 24 91%
34. 25 84%
35. 26 77%
36. 27 69%
37. 28 59%
38. 29 Last qtr
39. 30 40%

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

Events in June 1948

1. Mon, Jun 78:56 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Tue, Jun 812:20 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Jun 87:13 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Jun 87:42 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.

5. Wed, Jun 912:50 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Jun 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,100 km.

7. Fri, Jun 113:27 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Jun 136:21 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Jun 141:40 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Tue, Jun 152:43 AM

    Jupiter at opposition

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

11. Tue, Jun 157:13 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Jun 1711:26 AM

    Uranus behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

13. Sun, Jun 208:08 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Jun 218:10 AM

    June solstice

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

15. Mon, Jun 218:54 AM

    Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

16. Wed, Jun 2310:53 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

17. Thu, Jun 249:31 AM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

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

18. Sat, Jun 26

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.

19. Tue, Jun 2911:23 AM

    Last Quarter

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

20. Wed, Jun 303:53 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

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