June 2017 Sky
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- On May 30, 2017
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Beehive cluster, June solstice, Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Pleiades, Regulus, Saturn, Saturn at opposition, Spica, Venus
June 2017 Sky
| 1 | First Quarter Moon at 12:42 UT. |
| 3 | Venus 1.7° SSE of Uranus at 5h UT. Mags. −4.3 and 5.9. |
| 3 | Venus at greatest elongation west (46° from Sun, morning sky) at 12h UT. Mag −4.3. |
| 4 | Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 1h UT. Mag. −2.2. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 4 | Moon near Spica (evening sky) at 22h UT. • Spica (Wikipedia) |
| 8 | Moon near Antares (midnight sky) at 20h UT. • Antares (Wikipedia) |
| 8 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 22h UT (distance 406,401 km; angular size 29.4′). |
| 9 | Full Moon at 13:10 UT. |
| 10 | Moon near Saturn (midnight sky) at 2h UT. Mag. 0.0. |
| 15 | Saturn at opposition (opposite the Sun) at 10h UT. The ringed planet is at its closest and brightest at Mag. +0.0. Saturn’s rings are spectacular even in a small telescope. • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 16 | Moon near Neptune (101° from Sun, morning sky) at 13h UT. Occultation visible from southern South Pacific Ocean. Mag. 7.9. |
| 17 | Last Quarter Moon at 11:34 UT. |
| 20 | Moon near Venus (morning sky) at 22h UT. Mag. −4.2. |
| 21 | June solstice at 4:24 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) |
| 21 | Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 14h UT. The elusive planet passes into the evening sky. |
| 21 | Moon near the Pleiades (morning sky) at 23h UT. • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 22 | Moon near Aldebaran (22° from Sun, morning sky) at 15h UT. |
| 23 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 10:52 UT (357,937 km; angular size 33.4′). |
| 24 | New Moon at 2:32 UT. Start of lunation 1169. • Lunation Number (Wikipedia) |
| 26 | Moon near Beehive cluster (evening sky) at 11h UT. • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 28 | Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 1h UT. Occultation visible from west South America. • Occultation of Regulus (IOTA) |
| June 2017 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
