June 1961

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 92%
13. 2 84%
14. 3 75%
15. 4 64%
16. 5 New
17. 6 41%
18. 7 31%
19. 8 21%
20. 9 13%
21. 10 7%
22. 11 3%
23. 12 0%
24. 13 New
25. 14 2%
26. 15 6%
27. 16 11%
28. 17 18%
29. 18 25%
30. 19 34%
31. 20 43%
32. 21 First qtr
33. 22 63%
34. 23 72%
35. 24 81%
36. 25 89%
37. 26 95%
38. 27 99%
39. 28 Full
40. 29 98%
41. 30 93%

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

Events in June 1961

1. Thu, Jun 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,200 km.

2. Fri, Jun 212:44 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Jun 21:44 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.

4. Sat, Jun 31:23 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Jun 55:19 PM

   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 96:10 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Jun 131:16 AM

   New Moon

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

8. Wed, Jun 141:18 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Jun 164:45 AM

   Mars and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Jun 17

    Apogee

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

11. Sun, Jun 182:23 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Jun 184:34 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Jun 184:54 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 1.7° of each other in the sky.

14. Mon, Jun 1910:27 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

15. Wed, Jun 215:01 AM

    First Quarter

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

16. Wed, Jun 2111:30 AM

    June solstice

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

17. Sat, Jun 246:43 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

18. Tue, Jun 277:34 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

19. Wed, Jun 288:38 AM

    Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

20. Thu, Jun 296:58 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

21. Thu, Jun 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,500 km.

22. Fri, Jun 306:12 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.

23. Fri, Jun 306:41 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

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