June 1970

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 7%
10. 2 2%
11. 3 New
12. 4 1%
13. 5 3%
14. 6 7%
15. 7 12%
16. 8 19%
17. 9 27%
18. 10 36%
19. 11 45%
20. 12 First qtr
21. 13 64%
22. 14 74%
23. 15 82%
24. 16 90%
25. 17 95%
26. 18 99%
27. 19 Full
28. 20 98%
29. 21 93%
30. 22 86%
31. 23 77%
32. 24 67%
33. 25 56%
34. 26 Last qtr
35. 27 34%
36. 28 24%
37. 29 16%
38. 30 9%

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

Events in June 1970

1. Wed, Jun 310:21 PM

   New Moon

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

2. Thu, Jun 410:35 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

3. Fri, Jun 510:39 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Jun 66:08 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Jun 9

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

6. Fri, Jun 1212:07 AM

   First Quarter

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

7. Sat, Jun 133:37 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Jun 198:27 AM

   Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

9. Sun, Jun 21

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,000 km.

10. Sun, Jun 213:42 PM

    June solstice

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

11. Fri, Jun 2612:01 AM

    Last Quarter

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

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