June 2016

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 17%
12. 2 9%
13. 3 3%
14. 4 New
15. 5 1%
16. 6 4%
17. 7 9%
18. 8 16%
19. 9 24%
20. 10 34%
21. 11 44%
22. 12 First qtr
23. 13 63%
24. 14 72%
25. 15 80%
26. 16 87%
27. 17 92%
28. 18 97%
29. 19 99%
30. 20 Full
31. 21 98%
32. 22 95%
33. 23 89%
34. 24 82%
35. 25 73%
36. 26 62%
37. 27 Last qtr
38. 28 40%
39. 29 29%
40. 30 19%

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

Events in June 2016

1. Wed, Jun 111:42 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Jun 32:24 AM

   Saturn at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

3. Fri, Jun 36:08 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

4. Fri, Jun 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,100 km.

5. Sat, Jun 410:08 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Jun 411:00 PM

   New Moon

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

7. Sun, Jun 54:42 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   24° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

8. Mon, Jun 65:14 PM

   Venus behind the Sun

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

9. Sat, Jun 112:29 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Jun 124:10 AM

    First Quarter

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

11. Wed, Jun 15

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.

12. Sat, Jun 189:06 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Jun 207:02 AM

    Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

14. Mon, Jun 206:34 PM

    June solstice

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

15. Sat, Jun 257:46 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

16. Mon, Jun 272:19 PM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Tue, Jun 288:12 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

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