June 1988

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 98%
12. 2 94%
13. 3 87%
14. 4 78%
15. 5 68%
16. 6 57%
17. 7 Last qtr
18. 8 34%
19. 9 24%
20. 10 15%
21. 11 8%
22. 12 3%
23. 13 1%
24. 14 New
25. 15 2%
26. 16 5%
27. 17 11%
28. 18 17%
29. 19 25%
30. 20 34%
31. 21 43%
32. 22 First qtr
33. 23 62%
34. 24 71%
35. 25 80%
36. 26 88%
37. 27 94%
38. 28 98%
39. 29 Full
40. 30 99%

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

Events in June 1988

1. Wed, Jun 14:35 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Jun 16:08 PM

   Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

3. Sat, Jun 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,500 km.

4. Mon, Jun 62:22 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Jun 72:22 AM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Thu, Jun 910:39 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Jun 127:52 PM

   Venus at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

8. Sun, Jun 1211:47 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

9. Tue, Jun 145:14 AM

   New Moon

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

10. Sun, Jun 1911:54 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

11. Mon, Jun 20

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

12. Mon, Jun 205:00 AM

    Saturn at opposition

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

13. Mon, Jun 2011:56 PM

    June solstice

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

14. Wed, Jun 226:23 AM

    First Quarter

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

15. Sun, Jun 262:55 PM

    Saturn and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Jun 2811:47 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

17. Tue, Jun 2811:51 PM

    Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

    All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

18. Wed, Jun 293:46 PM

    Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

19. Thu, Jun 305:28 AM

    Neptune at opposition

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

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