Moon calendar
June 2017
- 1 First qtr
- 2 62%
- 3 71%
- 4 80%
- 5 87%
- 6 93%
- 7 97%
- 8 99%
- 9 Full
- 10 99%
- 11 96%
- 12 91%
- 13 85%
- 14 78%
- 15 69%
- 16 59%
- 17 Last qtr
- 18 37%
- 19 27%
- 20 17%
- 21 9%
- 22 3%
- 23 New
- 24 1%
- 25 4%
- 26 9%
- 27 17%
- 28 26%
- 29 36%
- 30 First qtr
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in June 2017
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8:42 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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3:31 AM
Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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8:33 AM
Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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9:43 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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9:10 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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9:18 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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6:05 AM
Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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9:10 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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7:33 AM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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2:05 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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6:24 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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12:24 AM
June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern.
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10:00 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,900 km.
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10:31 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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10:48 AM
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
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3:09 PM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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3:49 PM
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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8:51 PM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.