Here you will find useful observing information about the visible planets,
our Moon and other moons, the Sun, as well as various 'things' celestial.
Among these web pages you will find monthly star maps for either the northern or southern hemisphere that are suitable for printout.
Animated images are utilized to illustrate celestial motions such as orbital motions of the planets, and other solar orbiting objects,
or apparent and real motions along the ecliptic and the local horizon. Regular features include plotting the monthly positions of the
visible planets using heliocentric coordinates; following moon phases; conjunctions; the sun's apparent motion and the Earth's real
motion along the ecliptic.
Scroll down for more web site information, resources, and a link to the previous month issue.
Mercury becomes visible over the northwestern horizon in the hour or so after sunset local time. Mercury gradually moves eastward setting later each evening as it move stoward its eastern elongation next month.
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June Sky Calendar | ||||
01. Waning Gibbous Moon near Saturn
02. Moon at Apogee: 405,300 km 03. Moon at Descending Node Waning Gibbous Moon near Mars 05. Mercury at Superior Conjunction 06. Last Quarter Moon 08. World Oceans Day 11. Venus near Pollux 13. New Moon 14. Moon at Perigee: 359,500 km Waxing Crescent Moon near Mercury 15. Waxing Crescent Moon near Venus |
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16. Waxing Crescent Moon near Beehive Open Star Cluster
Moon at Ascending Node Valentina Tereshkova-First Woman in Space-Birthday (1963) 17. Waxing Crescent Moon near Regulus 18. Sally Ride-First U.S.A. Woman in Space-Birthday (1983) 19. Venus near Beehive Open Star Cluster (Binocular View) 20. First Quarter Moon 21. June Solstice Waxing Gibbous Moon near Spica The Sun does not actually enter the astrological sign of Cancer the Crab. The Sun does actually enter the Astronomical sign of the Gemini Twins. |
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23. Waxing Gibbous Moon near Jupiter
25. Waxing Gibbous Moon near Antares 27. Full Moon Moon near Saturn Saturn Opposition Mercury near Pollux 28. Mars Begins Retrograde Motion 29. Moon at Apogee: 405,100 km 30. Moon at Descending Node Asteroid Day |
Name | June 05 | June 15 | June 25 | |
Mercury | 060o 33' | 129o 36' | 177o 38' | |
Venus | 164o 11' | 180o 24' | 196o 33' | |
Earth | 254o 18' | 263o 52' | 273o 25' | |
Mars | 272o 53' | 278o 42' | 284o 35' | |
Ceres | 163o 56' | 166o 30' | 169o 05' | |
Jupiter | 230o 25' | 231o 12' | 231o 58' | |
Saturn | 275o 10' | 275o 28' | 275o 46' | |
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