June 2011

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 New
12. 2 1%
13. 3 3%
14. 4 8%
15. 5 15%
16. 6 24%
17. 7 34%
18. 8 First qtr
19. 9 57%
20. 10 68%
21. 11 78%
22. 12 87%
23. 13 94%
24. 14 98%
25. 15 Full
26. 16 99%
27. 17 96%
28. 18 91%
29. 19 84%
30. 20 76%
31. 21 67%
32. 22 58%
33. 23 Last qtr
34. 24 39%
35. 25 30%
36. 26 22%
37. 27 14%
38. 28 8%
39. 29 3%
40. 30 1%

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

Events in June 2011

1. Wed, Jun 15:03 PM

   New Moon

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

2. Wed, Jun 15:16 PM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

3. Wed, Jun 810:11 PM

   First Quarter

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

4. Sat, Jun 11

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,200 km.

5. Sun, Jun 127:32 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

6. Wed, Jun 154:12 PM

   Total lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

7. Wed, Jun 154:14 PM

   Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

8. Tue, Jun 211:16 PM

   June solstice

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

9. Thu, Jun 237:49 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Fri, Jun 24

    Apogee

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

11. Tue, Jun 282:22 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Jun 303:33 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

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