June 1969

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 98%
9. 2 93%
10. 3 86%
11. 4 77%
12. 5 66%
13. 6 Last qtr
14. 7 45%
15. 8 34%
16. 9 25%
17. 10 17%
18. 11 10%
19. 12 5%
20. 13 2%
21. 14 New
22. 15 1%
23. 16 3%
24. 17 7%
25. 18 12%
26. 19 19%
27. 20 27%
28. 21 36%
29. 22 First qtr
30. 23 56%
31. 24 67%
32. 25 77%
33. 26 86%
34. 27 93%
35. 28 98%
36. 29 Full
37. 30 99%

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

Events in June 1969

1. Sun, Jun 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,800 km.

2. Fri, Jun 611:39 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Tue, Jun 104:21 PM

   Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

4. Wed, Jun 111:09 PM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Jun 147:09 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Mon, Jun 16

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

7. Tue, Jun 171:06 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

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

8. Sat, Jun 219:54 AM

   June solstice

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

9. Sun, Jun 222:14 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Jun 225:55 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.

11. Sun, Jun 227:00 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Jun 229:44 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Mon, Jun 237:02 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    23° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

14. Fri, Jun 275:34 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.

15. Fri, Jun 278:02 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Jun 294:04 PM

    Full Moon Strawberry MoonSupermoon

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

17. Sun, Jun 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.

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