June 1972

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 82%
13. 2 73%
14. 3 63%
15. 4 Last qtr
16. 5 41%
17. 6 30%
18. 7 20%
19. 8 12%
20. 9 5%
21. 10 1%
22. 11 New
23. 12 2%
24. 13 7%
25. 14 13%
26. 15 21%
27. 16 31%
28. 17 40%
29. 18 First qtr
30. 19 60%
31. 20 69%
32. 21 77%
33. 22 85%
34. 23 91%
35. 24 96%
36. 25 99%
37. 26 Full
38. 27 99%
39. 28 96%
40. 29 92%
41. 30 85%

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

Events in June 1972

1. Fri, Jun 29:33 PM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Jun 45:07 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

3. Sun, Jun 45:22 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Fri, Jun 9

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,400 km.

5. Sun, Jun 117:30 AM

   New Moon

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

6. Sun, Jun 119:30 PM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Jun 1110:30 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Jun 1110:43 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Jun 1110:44 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 2.5° of each other in the sky.

10. Tue, Jun 138:41 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Jun 1711:03 AM

    Venus at inferior conjunction

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

12. Sun, Jun 1811:41 AM

    First Quarter

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

13. Wed, Jun 213:05 AM

    June solstice

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

14. Wed, Jun 21

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.

15. Sat, Jun 245:33 PM

    Jupiter at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

16. Mon, Jun 2610:51 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

17. Mon, Jun 262:46 PM

    Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

18. Wed, Jun 281:23 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

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