June 1976

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 13%
11. 2 21%
12. 3 30%
13. 4 41%
14. 5 First qtr
15. 6 63%
16. 7 74%
17. 8 84%
18. 9 91%
19. 10 97%
20. 11 100%
21. 12 Full
22. 13 97%
23. 14 92%
24. 15 85%
25. 16 77%
26. 17 68%
27. 18 59%
28. 19 Last qtr
29. 20 40%
30. 21 31%
31. 22 22%
32. 23 15%
33. 24 9%
34. 25 4%
35. 26 1%
36. 27 New
37. 28 1%
38. 29 5%
39. 30 11%

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

Events in June 1976

1. Wed, Jun 28:58 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

2. Sat, Jun 58:20 AM

   First Quarter

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

3. Tue, Jun 85:40 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Jun 9

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,500 km.

5. Fri, Jun 119:24 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Jun 1212:15 AM

   Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

7. Tue, Jun 154:41 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

8. Fri, Jun 1812:01 AM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

9. Sat, Jun 199:16 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Mon, Jun 212:23 AM

    June solstice

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

11. Mon, Jun 21

    Apogee

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

12. Wed, Jun 237:05 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Jun 256:08 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Jun 2710:50 AM

    New Moon

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

15. Sun, Jun 274:09 PM

    Moon and Venus 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.