June 1954

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 New
11. 2 3%
12. 3 8%
13. 4 15%
14. 5 24%
15. 6 33%
16. 7 43%
17. 8 First qtr
18. 9 62%
19. 10 71%
20. 11 79%
21. 12 87%
22. 13 92%
23. 14 97%
24. 15 99%
25. 16 Full
26. 17 99%
27. 18 95%
28. 19 90%
29. 20 82%
30. 21 73%
31. 22 63%
32. 23 Last qtr
33. 24 40%
34. 25 29%
35. 26 19%
36. 27 11%
37. 28 5%
38. 29 1%
39. 30 New

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

Events in June 1954

1. Tue, Jun 112:03 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Wed, Jun 210:53 AM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.

3. Wed, Jun 212:13 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Jun 24:17 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Jun 36:24 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.

6. Thu, Jun 36:48 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Jun 38:04 PM

   Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.

8. Thu, Jun 38:30 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Jun 85:14 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Wed, Jun 93:24 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

11. Thu, Jun 104:10 AM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Jun 11

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

13. Wed, Jun 168:06 AM

    Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

14. Thu, Jun 173:17 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Jun 216:54 PM

    June solstice

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

16. Wed, Jun 233:46 PM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Thu, Jun 241:16 PM

    Mars at opposition

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

18. Sun, Jun 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,700 km.

19. Wed, Jun 308:26 AM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

20. Wed, Jun 308:32 AM

    Total solar eclipse

    The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

21. Wed, Jun 308:42 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

22. Wed, Jun 301:43 PM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

23. Wed, Jun 308:34 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.

24. Wed, Jun 3010:51 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

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