June 1997

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 15%
9. 2 8%
10. 3 3%
11. 4 1%
12. 5 New
13. 6 2%
14. 7 6%
15. 8 12%
16. 9 19%
17. 10 27%
18. 11 36%
19. 12 45%
20. 13 First qtr
21. 14 64%
22. 15 73%
23. 16 81%
24. 17 89%
25. 18 94%
26. 19 98%
27. 20 Full
28. 21 99%
29. 22 95%
30. 23 89%
31. 24 81%
32. 25 71%
33. 26 60%
34. 27 Last qtr
35. 28 37%
36. 29 27%
37. 30 18%

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

Events in June 1997

1. Tue, Jun 39:23 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Jun 53:04 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Thu, Jun 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

4. Fri, Jun 1312:52 AM

   First Quarter

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

5. Fri, Jun 1311:45 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Jun 203:09 PM

   Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

7. Sat, Jun 214:19 AM

   June solstice

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

8. Sun, Jun 225:10 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Jun 237:38 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Jun 24

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,500 km.

11. Tue, Jun 246:10 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Jun 253:00 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

13. Fri, Jun 278:42 AM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Sat, Jun 287:54 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

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