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Moon near Antares at 24h UT (midnight sky).
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3
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Full Moon at 4:20 UT. The full Moon of June is called the "Rose Moon", "Flower Moon" or "Strawberry Moon" in old almanacs.
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 13h UT (distance 357,247 km; angular size 33.5').
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Transit of Venus. For the first time since 1882 Venus will cross the face of the Sun as viewed from Earth. This very rare event lasts almost 6 hours and can be seen by skywatchers worldwide (except in the western USA and southern South America). The transit begins at about 5:13 UT and ends at 11:26 UT. Exact times vary by about 7 minutes depending on geographic location. WARNING: NEVER LOOK AT THE SUN -- IT WILL INSTANTLY DAMAGE YOUR EYES. Skywatchers can safely observe the transit of Venus by using a pinhole in a large card to project the Sun's image onto a white surface. Venus will appear as a distinct black disk 1/30th as wide as the Sun.
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Last Quarter Moon at 20:03 UT.
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15
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Moon near the Pleiades at 14h UT (morning sky).
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16
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Moon near Venus at 15h UT (only 13° from Sun, morning sky).
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Moon at apogee (furthest from Earth) at 16h UT (distance 406,575 km; angular size 29.4').
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New Moon at 20:27 UT. Beginning of lunation 1008.
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Mercury at superior conjunction at 21h UT (not visible). The planet passes into the evening sky.
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Moon near Saturn at 7h UT (16° from Sun, evening sky).
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20
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Moon near Mars at 11h UT (evening sky).
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June solstice at 0:57 UT. The time when the Sun reaches the point farthest north of the celestial equator marking the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Moon near Jupiter at 2h UT (evening sky).
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25
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First Quarter Moon at 19:08 UT.
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All times Universal Time (UT). (USA Eastern Summer Time = UT 4 hours)
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