Moon calendar
June 2008
- 1 7%
- 2 2%
- 3 New
- 4 1%
- 5 5%
- 6 12%
- 7 20%
- 8 30%
- 9 40%
- 10 First qtr
- 11 61%
- 12 70%
- 13 78%
- 14 86%
- 15 92%
- 16 96%
- 17 99%
- 18 Full
- 19 99%
- 20 97%
- 21 92%
- 22 86%
- 23 78%
- 24 69%
- 25 59%
- 26 Last qtr
- 27 37%
- 28 27%
- 29 17%
- 30 9%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in June 2008
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
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12:53 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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3:23 PM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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9:43 PM
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
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11:20 AM
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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5:04 PM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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9:38 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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11:44 PM
Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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3:11 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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11:04 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
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1:31 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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9:21 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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7:59 PM
June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
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4:14 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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9:34 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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8:10 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.