June 1996

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 Full
15. 2 99%
16. 3 95%
17. 4 89%
18. 5 80%
19. 6 70%
20. 7 59%
21. 8 Last qtr
22. 9 37%
23. 10 27%
24. 11 18%
25. 12 11%
26. 13 6%
27. 14 2%
28. 15 New
29. 16 1%
30. 17 3%
31. 18 6%
32. 19 12%
33. 20 18%
34. 21 26%
35. 22 35%
36. 23 45%
37. 24 First qtr
38. 25 65%
39. 26 74%
40. 27 83%
41. 28 91%
42. 29 97%
43. 30 Full

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

Events in June 1996

1. Sat, Jun 14:47 PM

   Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

2. Mon, Jun 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,500 km.

3. Tue, Jun 46:32 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Jun 53:21 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.

5. Sat, Jun 87:06 AM

   Last Quarter

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

6. Sun, Jun 93:23 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Jun 104:44 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   24° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

8. Mon, Jun 1012:12 PM

   Venus at inferior conjunction

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

9. Thu, Jun 138:32 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Jun 139:50 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.

11. Thu, Jun 1310:19 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Jun 155:44 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Jun 153:09 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Jun 159:36 PM

    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 19

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.

16. Thu, Jun 2010:23 PM

    June solstice

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

17. Sun, Jun 235:19 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

18. Sun, Jun 231:47 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.

19. Mon, Jun 241:23 AM

    First Quarter

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

20. Sat, Jun 297:21 AM

    Venus and Mars close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

21. Sun, Jun 3011:58 PM

    Full Moon Strawberry MoonBlue MoonSupermoon

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

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