June 1955

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 87%
12. 2 92%
13. 3 97%
14. 4 99%
15. 5 Full
16. 6 99%
17. 7 96%
18. 8 92%
19. 9 86%
20. 10 78%
21. 11 69%
22. 12 59%
23. 13 Last qtr
24. 14 38%
25. 15 27%
26. 16 17%
27. 17 9%
28. 18 3%
29. 19 0%
30. 20 New
31. 21 3%
32. 22 9%
33. 23 17%
34. 24 26%
35. 25 36%
36. 26 First qtr
37. 27 56%
38. 28 66%
39. 29 75%
40. 30 82%

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

Events in June 1955

1. Sat, Jun 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

2. Sun, Jun 510:09 AM

   Full Moon Strawberry MoonMicromoon

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

3. Sun, Jun 510:22 AM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

4. Mon, Jun 138:37 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Thu, Jun 162:18 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

6. Sat, Jun 182:02 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Jun 19

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,000 km.

8. Sun, Jun 193:14 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Jun 2012:10 AM

   Total solar eclipse

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

10. Mon, Jun 2012:12 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Tue, Jun 216:43 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Jun 219:24 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Jun 2111:06 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

14. Wed, Jun 2212:31 AM

    June solstice

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

15. Wed, Jun 226:42 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Jun 269:44 PM

    First Quarter

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

17. Wed, Jun 299:56 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

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