June 1983

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 71%
12. 2 62%
13. 3 Last qtr
14. 4 42%
15. 5 33%
16. 6 24%
17. 7 15%
18. 8 8%
19. 9 3%
20. 10 0%
21. 11 New
22. 12 3%
23. 13 9%
24. 14 17%
25. 15 26%
26. 16 37%
27. 17 First qtr
28. 18 59%
29. 19 70%
30. 20 79%
31. 21 87%
32. 22 93%
33. 23 97%
34. 24 100%
35. 25 Full
36. 26 98%
37. 27 95%
38. 28 90%
39. 29 84%
40. 30 76%

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

Events in June 1983

1. Wed, Jun 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

2. Fri, Jun 37:46 AM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

3. Fri, Jun 35:08 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, Jun 81:39 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   24° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

5. Thu, Jun 95:56 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Jun 109:04 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Jun 1112:38 AM

   New Moon

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

8. Sat, Jun 1112:42 AM

   Total solar eclipse

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

9. Mon, Jun 13

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,500 km.

10. Tue, Jun 147:43 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Jun 163:13 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    45° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

12. Fri, Jun 173:46 PM

    First Quarter

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

13. Sun, Jun 1912:55 PM

    Neptune at opposition

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

14. Mon, Jun 2012:01 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, Jun 217:08 PM

    June solstice

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

16. Wed, Jun 225:37 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Jun 226:35 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.

18. Wed, Jun 2211:35 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

19. Fri, Jun 245:37 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

20. Sat, Jun 254:22 AM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

21. Sat, Jun 254:32 AM

    Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

22. Tue, Jun 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.

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