June 1971

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 56%
11. 2 65%
12. 3 74%
13. 4 82%
14. 5 89%
15. 6 94%
16. 7 98%
17. 8 Full
18. 9 99%
19. 10 97%
20. 11 92%
21. 12 85%
22. 13 76%
23. 14 66%
24. 15 Last qtr
25. 16 43%
26. 17 32%
27. 18 22%
28. 19 13%
29. 20 6%
30. 21 2%
31. 22 New
32. 23 1%
33. 24 4%
34. 25 8%
35. 26 15%
36. 27 22%
37. 28 31%
38. 29 40%
39. 30 First qtr

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

Events in June 1971

1. Wed, Jun 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

2. Thu, Jun 38:41 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Jun 67:12 AM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Jun 67:34 AM

   Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

5. Mon, Jun 72:11 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.

6. Tue, Jun 88:04 PM

   Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

7. Fri, Jun 119:50 AM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Jun 136:21 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Jun 159:24 PM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Thu, Jun 17

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,300 km.

11. Mon, Jun 215:20 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

12. Mon, Jun 219:19 PM

    June solstice

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

13. Tue, Jun 225:57 PM

    New Moon

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

14. Tue, Jun 229:56 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Jun 30

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

16. Wed, Jun 302:11 PM

    First Quarter

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

17. Wed, Jun 304:37 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

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