June 1986

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 29%
9. 2 21%
10. 3 13%
11. 4 8%
12. 5 3%
13. 6 1%
14. 7 New
15. 8 1%
16. 9 4%
17. 10 9%
18. 11 15%
19. 12 23%
20. 13 31%
21. 14 41%
22. 15 First qtr
23. 16 63%
24. 17 73%
25. 18 83%
26. 19 91%
27. 20 97%
28. 21 Full
29. 22 99%
30. 23 96%
31. 24 91%
32. 25 83%
33. 26 74%
34. 27 64%
35. 28 Last qtr
36. 29 44%
37. 30 34%

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

Events in June 1986

1. Fri, Jun 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.

2. Sat, Jun 710:01 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Mon, Jun 92:48 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Jun 101:22 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

5. Wed, Jun 1110:24 AM

   Uranus at opposition

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

6. Sun, Jun 158:00 AM

   First Quarter

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

7. Sat, Jun 217:12 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Jun 21

   Perigee

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

9. Sat, Jun 2112:29 PM

   June solstice

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

10. Sat, Jun 2111:42 PM

    Full Moon Strawberry MoonSupermoon

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

11. Mon, Jun 239:34 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Jun 254:01 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

13. Thu, Jun 263:44 AM

    Neptune at opposition

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

14. Fri, Jun 275:34 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Jun 288:53 PM

    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.