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Sun, Moon & Stars

Movement of the heavenly bodies: June 2001

June Calendar

Moon Phase	Day	Phenomenon	Hour (UT)	Hour (EST)
	4	Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent direct motion changes to backward, or retrograde, motion.	0500	1 am
	4	Pluto is at opposition, that is, Pluto and the Sun are aligned on opposite sides of Earth.	1200	8 am
	6	FULL MOON	0200	10 pm (June)
	6	Mars is 4 degrees south of the Moon.	1900	3 pm
	8	Venus is at its greatest elongation, or angular distance from the Sun, at 46 degrees west of the Sun.	0500	1 am
	10	Neptune is 3 degrees north of the Moon.	0800	4 am
	11	Uranus is 3 degrees north of the Moon.	1600	12 pm (noon)
	11	The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit.	2000	4 pm
	13	Mars is at opposition, that is, Mars and the Sun are aligned on opposite sides of Earth.	0800	4 am
	14	LAST QUARTER.	0300	11 pm (June 13)
	14	Jupiter is in conjunction with the Sun, that is, Jupiter and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun.	1300	9 am
	16	Mercury is in inferior conjunction, that is, the Sun and the Earth are aligned on opposite sides of Mercury.	1300	9 am
	17	Venus is 1 degree 7 minutes north of the Moon.	2200	6 pm
	19	Saturn is 0 degrees 9 minutes north of the Moon. Saturn is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon.	2200	6 pm
	21	Solstice	0800	4 am
	21	NEW MOON - Eclipse	1200	8 am
	21	Mars makes its closest approach to Earth.	2300	7 pm
	23	The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit.	1700	1 pm
	28	FIRST QUARTER	0300	11 pm (June 27)
	28	Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion.	0700	3 am