June 2010

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 79%
11. 2 71%
12. 3 62%
13. 4 Last qtr
14. 5 43%
15. 6 34%
16. 7 25%
17. 8 16%
18. 9 9%
19. 10 4%
20. 11 1%
21. 12 New
22. 13 2%
23. 14 6%
24. 15 13%
25. 16 22%
26. 17 33%
27. 18 44%
28. 19 First qtr
29. 20 67%
30. 21 76%
31. 22 85%
32. 23 92%
33. 24 97%
34. 25 99%
35. 26 Full
36. 27 99%
37. 28 95%
38. 29 91%
39. 30 84%

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

Events in June 2010

1. Thu, Jun 310:55 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Jun 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

3. Fri, Jun 46:13 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sun, Jun 61:34 AM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.

5. Tue, Jun 87:19 AM

   Jupiter and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Jun 127:15 AM

   New Moon

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

7. Tue, Jun 151:35 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

8. Tue, Jun 15

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,900 km.

9. Sat, Jun 1912:30 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Mon, Jun 217:28 AM

    June solstice

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

11. Sat, Jun 267:31 AM

    Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

12. Sat, Jun 267:38 AM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

13. Mon, Jun 287:55 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

14. Wed, Jun 306:03 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

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