June 2020

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 78%
10. 2 87%
11. 3 94%
12. 4 98%
13. 5 Full
14. 6 99%
15. 7 96%
16. 8 90%
17. 9 83%
18. 10 75%
19. 11 65%
20. 12 56%
21. 13 Last qtr
22. 14 37%
23. 15 28%
24. 16 20%
25. 17 13%
26. 18 7%
27. 19 3%
28. 20 0%
29. 21 New
30. 22 2%
31. 23 6%
32. 24 13%
33. 25 21%
34. 26 31%
35. 27 42%
36. 28 First qtr
37. 29 65%
38. 30 76%

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

Events in June 2020

1. Tue, Jun 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,400 km.

2. Wed, Jun 31:36 PM

   Venus at inferior conjunction

   Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

3. Thu, Jun 49:16 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

4. Fri, Jun 53:12 PM

   Full Moon Strawberry Moon

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

5. Fri, Jun 53:24 PM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

6. Mon, Jun 82:05 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Jun 83:04 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.

8. Mon, Jun 811:16 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Jun 1210:12 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

10. Fri, Jun 1210:44 PM

    Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

    All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.

11. Fri, Jun 1210:51 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Jun 132:24 AM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Sat, Jun 1310:23 AM

    Mars and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Jun 14

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

15. Wed, Jun 1712:15 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Jun 194:40 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Jun 205:43 PM

    June solstice

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

18. Sun, Jun 212:40 AM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

19. Sun, Jun 212:42 AM

    New Moon

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

20. Mon, Jun 224:02 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

21. Sun, Jun 284:16 AM

    First Quarter

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

22. Mon, Jun 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,900 km.

23. Tue, Jun 3010:47 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

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