June 1950

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 98%
13. 2 93%
14. 3 86%
15. 4 78%
16. 5 68%
17. 6 58%
18. 7 Last qtr
19. 8 39%
20. 9 29%
21. 10 21%
22. 11 14%
23. 12 8%
24. 13 4%
25. 14 1%
26. 15 New
27. 16 1%
28. 17 4%
29. 18 9%
30. 19 16%
31. 20 24%
32. 21 33%
33. 22 44%
34. 23 First qtr
35. 24 66%
36. 25 77%
37. 26 86%
38. 27 93%
39. 28 98%
40. 29 Full
41. 30 99%

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

Events in June 1950

1. Tue, Jun 61:42 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Jun 77:35 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Fri, Jun 910:37 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   24° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

4. Mon, Jun 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

5. Thu, Jun 1511:53 AM

   New Moon

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

6. Fri, Jun 168:38 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Jun 216:26 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Jun 217:35 PM

   June solstice

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

9. Fri, Jun 231:13 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Fri, Jun 237:13 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Jun 2412:18 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Jun 276:19 AM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

13. Tue, Jun 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,900 km.

14. Thu, Jun 293:58 PM

    Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

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