June 1973

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 New
14. 2 3%
15. 3 9%
16. 4 17%
17. 5 27%
18. 6 37%
19. 7 First qtr
20. 8 58%
21. 9 68%
22. 10 77%
23. 11 85%
24. 12 91%
25. 13 96%
26. 14 99%
27. 15 Full
28. 16 99%
29. 17 97%
30. 18 93%
31. 19 87%
32. 20 80%
33. 21 72%
34. 22 62%
35. 23 Last qtr
36. 24 41%
37. 25 30%
38. 26 20%
39. 27 12%
40. 28 5%
41. 29 1%
42. 30 New

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

Events in June 1973

1. Fri, Jun 112:34 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Fri, Jun 12:27 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

3. Fri, Jun 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.

4. Fri, Jun 15:22 PM

   Mercury, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.

5. Fri, Jun 17:16 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Jun 212:18 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Jun 21:29 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Jun 75:11 PM

   First Quarter

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

9. Thu, Jun 142:00 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Jun 155:02 AM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

11. Fri, Jun 15

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

12. Fri, Jun 154:35 PM

    Full Moon Strawberry MoonMicromoon

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

13. Fri, Jun 154:49 PM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

14. Tue, Jun 193:15 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Jun 219:00 AM

    June solstice

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

16. Fri, Jun 2212:59 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

17. Sat, Jun 233:45 PM

    Last Quarter

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

18. Fri, Jun 2911:45 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

19. Fri, Jun 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.

20. Sat, Jun 307:37 AM

    Total solar eclipse

    The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

21. Sat, Jun 307:39 AM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

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