June 1991

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 85%
15. 2 78%
16. 3 69%
17. 4 60%
18. 5 Last qtr
19. 6 40%
20. 7 29%
21. 8 20%
22. 9 12%
23. 10 5%
24. 11 1%
25. 12 New
26. 13 2%
27. 14 7%
28. 15 14%
29. 16 24%
30. 17 34%
31. 18 45%
32. 19 First qtr
33. 20 65%
34. 21 75%
35. 22 83%
36. 23 89%
37. 24 95%
38. 25 98%
39. 26 Full
40. 27 100%
41. 28 98%
42. 29 94%
43. 30 89%

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

Events in June 1991

1. Sun, Jun 29:05 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

2. Wed, Jun 511:30 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Tue, Jun 119:26 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Jun 128:06 AM

   New Moon

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

5. Wed, Jun 12

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.

6. Thu, Jun 135:47 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

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

7. Fri, Jun 1411:01 AM

   Mars and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Jun 151:38 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

9. Sat, Jun 152:00 PM

   Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.

10. Sat, Jun 155:00 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Jun 155:54 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Jun 1712:24 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

13. Tue, Jun 186:04 AM

    Jupiter, Mars, and Venus gathered

    All within 1.7° of each other in the sky.

14. Tue, Jun 186:12 AM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Jun 1912:20 AM

    First Quarter

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

16. Fri, Jun 215:18 PM

    June solstice

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

17. Sun, Jun 232:25 PM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

18. Wed, Jun 2610:59 PM

    Full Moon Strawberry MoonMicromoon

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

19. Wed, Jun 2611:14 PM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

20. Thu, Jun 27

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

21. Thu, Jun 271:24 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

22. Thu, Jun 271:35 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.

23. Thu, Jun 278:38 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

24. Sat, Jun 2912:43 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

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