June 1978

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 16%
13. 2 9%
14. 3 4%
15. 4 1%
16. 5 New
17. 6 1%
18. 7 3%
19. 8 8%
20. 9 13%
21. 10 20%
22. 11 28%
23. 12 38%
24. 13 First qtr
25. 14 57%
26. 15 68%
27. 16 77%
28. 17 86%
29. 18 93%
30. 19 98%
31. 20 Full
32. 21 99%
33. 22 95%
34. 23 88%
35. 24 80%
36. 25 70%
37. 26 59%
38. 27 Last qtr
39. 28 38%
40. 29 28%
41. 30 20%

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

Events in June 1978

1. Sun, Jun 42:18 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Jun 46:16 PM

   Mars and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Jun 53:02 PM

   New Moon

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

4. Wed, Jun 79:51 PM

   Neptune at opposition

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

5. Thu, Jun 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

6. Sun, Jun 111:40 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Jun 114:22 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.

8. Sun, Jun 118:18 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Jun 136:44 PM

   First Quarter

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

10. Wed, Jun 147:36 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

11. Sat, Jun 171:26 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Jun 198:43 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Jun 204:31 PM

    Full Moon Strawberry MoonSupermoon

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

14. Wed, Jun 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.

15. Wed, Jun 212:09 PM

    June solstice

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

16. Sat, Jun 246:39 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

17. Tue, Jun 277:44 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.