Moon calendar
June 2012
- 1 89%
- 2 95%
- 3 99%
- 4 Full
- 5 98%
- 6 93%
- 7 86%
- 8 78%
- 9 68%
- 10 58%
- 11 Last qtr
- 12 38%
- 13 29%
- 14 21%
- 15 14%
- 16 8%
- 17 4%
- 18 1%
- 19 New
- 20 1%
- 21 4%
- 22 9%
- 23 16%
- 24 24%
- 25 34%
- 26 First qtr
- 27 56%
- 28 67%
- 29 78%
- 30 87%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in June 2012
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4:30 PM
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,500 km.
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7:03 AM
Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.
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7:12 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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9:03 PM
Venus at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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6:42 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
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3:59 AM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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8:13 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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11:02 AM
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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7:08 PM
June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
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11:31 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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9:49 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.