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Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 13h UT. Mag. −2.4.
• Jupiter (Wikipedia)
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Last Quarter Moon at 7:25 UT.
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8
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 2h UT (distance 406,228 km; angular size 29.4').
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8
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Moon near the Pleiades (18° from Sun, morning sky) at 21h UT.
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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10
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New Moon at 10:53 UT. Start of lunation 1218.
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10
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Annular Solar Eclipse from 9:50 to 11:34 UT. Greatest eclipse at 10:43 UT. The path of annularity extends across northern Canada, Greenland, and Russia. Partial eclipse in N. America, Europe and Asia.
• Annular Solar Eclipse of 2021 June 10 (GIF) (NASA)
• Solar Eclipses: 2011 - 2030 (Mr Eclipse)
• NASA Solar Eclipse Page (NASA)
• Total Solar Eclipses: How common are they in the Solar System? (video) (ASSA/YouTube)
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11
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Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 1h UT. Mercury passes into the morning sky.
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12
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Venus 1.5° SSW of Moon (20° from Sun, evening sky) at 8h UT. Mag. −3.9.
• Venus (Wikipedia)
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13
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Moon near Castor at 2h UT (evening sky).
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13
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Moon near Pollux at 7h UT (evening sky).
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13
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Moon near Mars (38° from Sun, evening sky) at 22h UT. Mag. 1.8.
• Mars (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (evening sky) at 9h UT. The Beehive is a lovely sight in binoculars.
• Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
• M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD)
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16
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Moon near Regulus at 4h UT (evening sky).
• Regulus (Wikipedia)
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18
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First Quarter Moon at 3:54 UT.
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Venus 8.7° S of Castor (23° from Sun, evening sky) at 13h UT. Mag. −3.9.
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20
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Moon near Spica at 4h UT (evening sky).
• Spica (Wikipedia)
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21
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June solstice at 3:32 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)
• Equinoxes and Solstices from Space (NASA)
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21
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Venus 5.2° S of Pollux (23° from Sun, evening sky) at 22h UT. Mag. −3.9.
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23
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Moon near Antares at 7h UT (evening sky).
• Antares (Wikipedia)
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23
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 9:52 UT (distance 359,956 km; angular size 33.2').
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23
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Mars 0.03° SE of Beehive cluster M44 (evening sky) at 23h UT. Mag. 1.8. Mars will present a beautiful sight as it traverses M44.
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24
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Full Moon at 18:39 UT.
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27
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Moon near Saturn (morning sky) at 12h UT. Mag. 0.4.
• Saturn (Wikipedia)
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28
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Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 22h UT. Mag. −2.6.
• Jupiter (Wikipedia)
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All times Universal Time (UT).
- US Eastern Daylight Time = UT − 4 hours.
- US Pacific Daylight Time = UT − 7 hours.
- Australian Eastern Standard Time = UT + 10 hours
- Singapore Standard Time = UT + 8 hours.
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