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7
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Moon near the Pleiades (17° from Sun, morning sky) at 2h UT.
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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7
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Moon near Mars (12° from Sun, morning sky) at 14h UT. Mag. +1.4.
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8
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New Moon at 15:58 UT. Start of lunation 1119.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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9
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 22h UT (distance 406,486 km; angular size 29.4').
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10
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Moon near Venus (19° from Sun, evening sky) at 9h UT. Mag. -3.9.
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11
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Moon near Pollux (evening sky) at 15h UT.
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12
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Mercury at greatest elongation, 24° east of Sun (evening sky) at 17h UT. Mag. +0.5.
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12
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Moon near Beehive cluster (46° from Sun, evening sky) at 21h UT.
• Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
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14
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Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 18h UT.
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16
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First Quarter Moon at 17:24 UT.
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18
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Moon very near Spica (116° from Sun, evening sky) at 22h UT. Occultation visible from southern Africa and Madagascar.
• Occultation of Spica (US Naval Observatory)
• Occultation of Spica (IOTA)
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19
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Jupiter at conjunction with the Sun at 16h UT. Passes into the morning sky (not visible).
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19
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Moon near Saturn (127° from Sun, evening sky) at 17h UT. Mag. +0.5.
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20
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Mercury 1.9° S of Venus (22° from Sun, evening sky) at 7h UT. Mags. +1.3 and -3.9. An excellent opportuntiy to find elusive Mercury.
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21
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June solstice at 5:04 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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22
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Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 0h UT.
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22
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Venus 5.2° S of Pollux (22° from Sun, evening sky) at 8h UT. Mags. -3.9 and +1.2.
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23
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 11h UT (356,911 km; 33.5'). Nearest in 2013. Occurs about half an hour before Full Moon so very high tides expected!
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23
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Full Moon at 11:33 UT.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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30
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Last Quarter Moon at 4:54 UT.
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.
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