June 1985

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 97%
15. 2 Full
16. 3 100%
17. 4 97%
18. 5 92%
19. 6 84%
20. 7 76%
21. 8 67%
22. 9 57%
23. 10 Last qtr
24. 11 38%
25. 12 29%
26. 13 20%
27. 14 13%
28. 15 8%
29. 16 3%
30. 17 1%
31. 18 New
32. 19 2%
33. 20 5%
34. 21 11%
35. 22 18%
36. 23 27%
37. 24 38%
38. 25 First qtr
39. 26 60%
40. 27 71%
41. 28 81%
42. 29 89%
43. 30 95%

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

Events in June 1985

1. Sat, Jun 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,900 km.

2. Sat, Jun 15:11 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Jun 211:51 PM

   Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

4. Mon, Jun 35:42 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Jun 49:07 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Jun 62:34 PM

   Uranus at opposition

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

7. Fri, Jun 79:55 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

8. Fri, Jun 72:23 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Jun 104:19 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Wed, Jun 125:56 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

11. Thu, Jun 13

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.

12. Fri, Jun 145:30 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Jun 1511:17 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Jun 187:58 AM

    New Moon

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

15. Wed, Jun 191:45 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Jun 192:20 AM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.

17. Wed, Jun 1912:37 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

18. Fri, Jun 216:44 AM

    June solstice

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

19. Sun, Jun 232:46 PM

    Neptune at opposition

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

20. Tue, Jun 252:53 PM

    First Quarter

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

21. Fri, Jun 2811:17 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

22. Sat, Jun 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,800 km.

23. Sun, Jun 301:25 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

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