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Moon very near Antares at 0h UT (midnight sky). Occultation visible from South and Central America.
• Occultation of Antares (IOTA)
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Full Moon at 1:04 UT. The full Moon of June is called the "Rose Moon", "Flower Moon" or "Strawberry Moon".
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Jupiter at 11h UT (midnight sky).
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Mercury at greatest elongation, 23° east from Sun (evening sky) at 10h UT. Mag. +0.6, low in the west-northwest after sunset.
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Jupiter at opposition at 23h UT (mag. -2.6). The best time to observe the largest planet in the solar system.
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Last Quarter Moon at 11:43 UT.
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Moon near Mars at 18h UT (morning sky). Mag. +0.8.
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 17h UT (363,780 km; 32.9').
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Moon near the Pleiades at 13h UT (morning sky).
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Venus near Beehive cluster (M44) at 15h UT (evening sky). Mag. -4.3.
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New Moon at 3:13 UT. Beginning of lunation 1045.
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Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) at 7h UT.
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Moon very near Venus at 15h UT (evening sky). Mag -4.4. Occultation visible from N.E. North America (daytime), Europe, and S.W. Asia.
• Occultation of Venus (IOTA)
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Moon very near Saturn at 8h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Asia (day) & Japan. Mag +0.6.
• Occultation of Saturn (IOTA)
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Moon very near Regulus at 23h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from W. & S. North America.
• Occultation of Regulus (IOTA)
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June solstice at 18:11 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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First Quarter Moon at 13:15 UT.
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Moon near Spica at 12h UT (evening sky).
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 14h UT (distance 404,540 km; angular size 29.5').
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Moon very near Antares at 8h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from E. Australia, New Zealand, and southern South America.
• Occultation of Antares (IOTA)
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Full Moon at 13:49 UT. The second Full Moon this month!
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.
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