June 1989

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 7%
13. 2 2%
14. 3 New
15. 4 1%
16. 5 4%
17. 6 10%
18. 7 17%
19. 8 26%
20. 9 35%
21. 10 44%
22. 11 First qtr
23. 12 63%
24. 13 72%
25. 14 80%
26. 15 87%
27. 16 93%
28. 17 97%
29. 18 99%
30. 19 Full
31. 20 98%
32. 21 94%
33. 22 87%
34. 23 79%
35. 24 69%
36. 25 58%
37. 26 Last qtr
38. 27 35%
39. 28 25%
40. 29 16%
41. 30 8%

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

Events in June 1989

1. Thu, Jun 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,400 km.

2. Sat, Jun 33:53 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Sun, Jun 48:57 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Jun 62:20 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Jun 95:14 AM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

6. Sun, Jun 112:59 AM

   First Quarter

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

7. Mon, Jun 12

   Apogee

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

8. Sun, Jun 187:36 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   23° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

9. Mon, Jun 192:57 AM

   Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

10. Mon, Jun 191:12 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Jun 194:13 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.

12. Tue, Jun 203:24 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

13. Tue, Jun 203:43 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Jun 203:56 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.

15. Wed, Jun 215:52 AM

    June solstice

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

16. Fri, Jun 232:26 AM

    Neptune, Saturn, and Uranus gathered

    All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.

17. Fri, Jun 2311:36 PM

    Saturn and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

18. Sat, Jun 245:44 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

19. Mon, Jun 265:09 AM

    Last Quarter

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

20. Wed, Jun 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,000 km.

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