June 1999

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 95%
11. 2 90%
12. 3 83%
13. 4 75%
14. 5 66%
15. 6 56%
16. 7 Last qtr
17. 8 34%
18. 9 24%
19. 10 14%
20. 11 7%
21. 12 2%
22. 13 New
23. 14 1%
24. 15 5%
25. 16 12%
26. 17 20%
27. 18 29%
28. 19 39%
29. 20 First qtr
30. 21 59%
31. 22 68%
32. 23 77%
33. 24 84%
34. 25 91%
35. 26 95%
36. 27 98%
37. 28 Full
38. 29 99%
39. 30 97%

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

Events in June 1999

1. Thu, Jun 35:44 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Jun 45:55 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

3. Mon, Jun 712:20 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, Jun 910:27 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Jun 1011:30 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Jun 117:54 AM

   Venus at greatest elongation

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

7. Sat, Jun 12

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,200 km.

8. Sun, Jun 133:03 PM

   New Moon

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

9. Tue, Jun 152:52 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Jun 1610:18 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Jun 202:13 PM

    First Quarter

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

12. Mon, Jun 213:49 PM

    June solstice

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

13. Fri, Jun 25

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.

14. Mon, Jun 285:38 PM

    Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

15. Mon, Jun 286:59 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

16. Wed, Jun 3010:21 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

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