June 2002

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 63%
15. 2 Last qtr
16. 3 44%
17. 4 35%
18. 5 26%
19. 6 18%
20. 7 11%
21. 8 6%
22. 9 2%
23. 10 New
24. 11 1%
25. 12 3%
26. 13 8%
27. 14 15%
28. 15 24%
29. 16 35%
30. 17 First qtr
31. 18 58%
32. 19 69%
33. 20 79%
34. 21 87%
35. 22 94%
36. 23 98%
37. 24 Full
38. 25 99%
39. 26 96%
40. 27 92%
41. 28 85%
42. 29 78%
43. 30 69%

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

Events in June 2002

1. Sat, Jun 15:18 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Jun 28:05 PM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Mon, Jun 37:13 PM

   Venus and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Jun 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

5. Sun, Jun 97:31 AM

   Saturn behind the Sun

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

6. Sun, Jun 99:07 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Jun 105:27 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Jun 107:44 PM

   Annular solar eclipse

   The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

9. Mon, Jun 107:47 PM

   New Moon

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

10. Wed, Jun 128:00 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

11. Thu, Jun 1312:28 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Jun 135:44 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Jun 178:29 PM

    First Quarter

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

14. Wed, Jun 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,300 km.

15. Fri, Jun 219:24 AM

    June solstice

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

16. Fri, Jun 2110:25 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    23° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

17. Mon, Jun 245:26 PM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

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

18. Mon, Jun 245:42 PM

    Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

19. Thu, Jun 272:18 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

20. Sat, Jun 291:11 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

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