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2
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Moon near Regulus at 21h UT (evening sky).
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3
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First Quarter Moon at 23:06 UT.
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4
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 2h UT (distance 404,081 km; angular size 29.6').
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Saturn 0.54° from Beehive cluster at 5h UT (evening sky).
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7
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Moon very near Spica at 8h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from the Southern Pacific Ocean.
• Occultation of Spica (IOTA)
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8
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Moon near Jupiter at 16h UT. Mag. -2.4.
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10
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Moon very near Antares at 23h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Eastern Brazil and Southern Africa.
• Occultation of Antares (IOTA)
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11
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Full Moon at 18:03 UT. The full Moon of June is called the "Rose Moon", "Flower Moon" or "Strawberry Moon".
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16
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Mars 0.04° from Beehive cluster at 1h UT (evening sky).
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16
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 17h UT (368,920 km; 32.4').
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18
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Mars 0.56° from Saturn at 5h UT (evening sky). Mags. +1.8 and +0.4, respectively.
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18
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Last Quarter Moon at 14:08 UT.
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20
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Mercury at greatest elongation, 25° east from Sun (evening sky) at 20h UT. Mag. +0.6, low in the west-northwest.
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21
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June solstice at 12:30 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.
• June Solstice (Wikipedia)
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23
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Moon near Venus and the Pleiades at 0h UT (morning sky). Venus at mag. -3.9.
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25
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New Moon at 16:05 UT. Beginning of lunation 1033.
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27
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Moon near Pollux at 4h UT (evening sky).
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27
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Moon near Mercury at 16h UT (evening sky). Mag. +1.1.
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28
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Moon near Saturn at 13h UT (evening sky). Mag. +0.4.
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28
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Moon near Mars at 23h UT (evening sky). Mag. +1.8.
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.
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