June 1998

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 First qtr
10. 2 56%
11. 3 65%
12. 4 74%
13. 5 82%
14. 6 88%
15. 7 94%
16. 8 98%
17. 9 100%
18. 10 Full
19. 11 98%
20. 12 93%
21. 13 87%
22. 14 79%
23. 15 70%
24. 16 59%
25. 17 Last qtr
26. 18 36%
27. 19 25%
28. 20 16%
29. 21 8%
30. 22 3%
31. 23 New
32. 24 0%
33. 25 3%
34. 26 8%
35. 27 14%
36. 28 22%
37. 29 30%
38. 30 40%

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

Events in June 1998

1. Mon, Jun 19:45 PM

   First Quarter

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

2. Thu, Jun 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.

3. Fri, Jun 57:41 AM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Jun 1012:18 AM

   Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

5. Wed, Jun 102:44 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

6. Sat, Jun 137:13 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Jun 142:24 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Jun 176:38 AM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Wed, Jun 177:33 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Jun 195:26 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Jun 20

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,600 km.

12. Sun, Jun 2110:02 AM

    June solstice

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

13. Sun, Jun 2111:50 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

14. Tue, Jun 2311:50 PM

    New Moon

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

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