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New Moon at 21:55 UT. Beginning of lunation 1020.
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Moon near Venus at 12h UT (18° from Sun, evening sky).
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Moon near Pollux at 23h UT (evening sky).
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Moon at apogee (furthest from Earth) at 6h UT (distance 405,506 km; angular size 29.5').
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First Quarter Moon at 1:22 UT.
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Moon very near Jupiter at 6h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from New Zealand.
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Moon near Spica at 10h UT (evening sky).
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Moon very near Antares at 19h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible along a wide path from the Middle East through to South-East Asia.
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21
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June solstice at 6:48 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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22
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Full Moon at 4:14 UT. The full Moon of June is called the "Rose Moon", "Flower Moon" or "Strawberry Moon".
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 12h UT (distance 359,674 km; size 33.2').
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Venus, Saturn, and Mercury close together low in the west-northwest about 30 to 45 minutes after sunset. The planets are in a compact formation 2.5° across, from left to right: Saturn (mag. +0.2), Venus (-3.9), and Mercury (-0.3).
The stars Pollux and Castor are further to the right. Follow the changing positions of all three planets over the next few nights.
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Mercury 0.07° from Venus at 18h UT (evening sky).
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28
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Last Quarter Moon at 18:23 UT.
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29
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Moon near Mars at 2h UT (86° from Sun, morning sky).
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MORNING PLANETS: Mars (mag. +0.3 to 0.0) rises after midnight. Surface features may be visible in a medium-sized telescope.
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EVENING PLANETS: Mercury (mag. -2.1 to +0.1) passes into the evening sky on the 3rd. Saturn (+0.2) descends lower each night. Jupiter (-2.1) shines bright in the southwest. Venus (-3.9) low in the west-northwest.
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All times Universal Time (UT). (USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours)
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