Local Sky Events
June
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- Moon is third quarter June 8th, new on June 15th, first quarter on 21st, and full June 29th.
- Moon is full Moon May 1, third quarter May 9h, new on May 16th, first quarter on 23rd, and Full Moon (Blue Moon) May 31.
- Watch as Jupiter and Venus approach each other in the west during the first week of June. They will be in conjunction on the 8/9th.
- Venus and Jupiter will be closest to each other June 8 & 9 in the west-northwest 45 minutes after sunset in Gemini. Stars Castor and Pollux will be in line with Jupiter and Venus. Mercury will make it a trio to their lower right.
- June 16th about 45 minutes after sunset, the new crescent Moon will be just above and to the left of Mercury in the West-Northwest. On the 17th, the moon will have moved upward and to the left of Venus.
- Venus is easy to find above the Western horizon shining at magnitude -3.9 in the early evening sky.
- June 21 is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere as we reach the Summer Solstice at 1:25 AM EDT.
- Jupiter shines brightly in the evening western sky in Gemini.
- June 29th, Mars may be seen in the East-Northeast about an hour before sunrise below and to the left of the famous Pleiades star cluster in Taurus.
- Mercury will hang around in the early evening skies later in the month just barely above the west-northwest horizon. Binoculars will be helpful.
- Saturn and Mars will return to the early morning sky as they ascend above the eastern horizon before sunrise. Binoculars will be helpful.
Check back often for updates
- Moon is third quarter June 8th, new on June 15th, first quarter on 21st, and full June 29th.
- Moon is full Moon May 1, third quarter May 9h, new on May 16th, first quarter on 23rd, and Full Moon (Blue Moon) May 31.
- Watch as Jupiter and Venus approach each other in the west during the first week of June. They will be in conjunction on the 8/9th.
- Venus and Jupiter will be closest to each other June 8 & 9 in the west-northwest 45 minutes after sunset in Gemini. Stars Castor and Pollux will be in line with Jupiter and Venus. Mercury will make it a trio to their lower right.
- June 16th about 45 minutes after sunset, the new crescent Moon will be just above and to the left of Mercury in the West-Northwest. On the 17th, the moon will have moved upward and to the left of Venus.
- Venus is easy to find above the Western horizon shining at magnitude -3.9 in the early evening sky.
- June 21 is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere as we reach the Summer Solstice at 1:25 AM EDT.
- Jupiter shines brightly in the evening western sky in Gemini.
- June 29th, Mars may be seen in the East-Northeast about an hour before sunrise below and to the left of the famous Pleiades star cluster in Taurus.
- Mercury will hang around in the early evening skies later in the month just barely above the west-northwest horizon. Binoculars will be helpful.
- Saturn and Mars will return to the early morning sky as they ascend above the eastern horizon before sunrise. Binoculars will be helpful.
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