June 2005

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 27%
12. 2 18%
13. 3 11%
14. 4 5%
15. 5 2%
16. 6 New
17. 7 1%
18. 8 3%
19. 9 7%
20. 10 13%
21. 11 20%
22. 12 28%
23. 13 37%
24. 14 First qtr
25. 15 56%
26. 16 66%
27. 17 75%
28. 18 84%
29. 19 91%
30. 20 97%
31. 21 99%
32. 22 Full
33. 23 96%
34. 24 91%
35. 25 83%
36. 26 73%
37. 27 62%
38. 28 Last qtr
39. 29 40%
40. 30 30%

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

Events in June 2005

1. Fri, Jun 34:58 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

2. Mon, Jun 65:55 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Tue, Jun 74:16 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Jun 88:35 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Jun 911:40 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Jun 11

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.

7. Tue, Jun 149:22 PM

   First Quarter

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

8. Thu, Jun 162:31 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Jun 212:46 AM

   June solstice

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

10. Wed, Jun 2212:14 AM

    Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

11. Thu, Jun 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,700 km.

12. Sat, Jun 252:16 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Jun 2510:58 PM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Jun 266:59 AM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Jun 268:34 AM

    Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 1.4° of each other in the sky.

16. Sun, Jun 264:50 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

17. Mon, Jun 272:41 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

18. Tue, Jun 282:24 PM

    Last Quarter

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

19. Tue, Jun 2810:21 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

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