June 1979

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 38%
14. 2 First qtr
15. 3 57%
16. 4 66%
17. 5 75%
18. 6 83%
19. 7 90%
20. 8 96%
21. 9 99%
22. 10 Full
23. 11 98%
24. 12 94%
25. 13 87%
26. 14 78%
27. 15 67%
28. 16 56%
29. 17 Last qtr
30. 18 34%
31. 19 24%
32. 20 15%
33. 21 9%
34. 22 4%
35. 23 1%
36. 24 New
37. 25 1%
38. 26 5%
39. 27 9%
40. 28 16%
41. 29 23%
42. 30 32%

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

Events in June 1979

1. Fri, Jun 1

   Apogee

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

2. Sat, Jun 210:03 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Jun 26:38 PM

   First Quarter

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

4. Fri, Jun 81:42 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Jun 107:55 AM

   Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

6. Sun, Jun 108:05 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Jun 1010:13 AM

   Neptune at opposition

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

8. Wed, Jun 13

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,900 km.

9. Sun, Jun 171:01 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Thu, Jun 211:41 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Jun 217:56 PM

    June solstice

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

12. Fri, Jun 228:43 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Jun 247:58 AM

    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 2611:52 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Jun 279:56 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Jun 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.

17. Fri, Jun 299:05 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

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