June 2021 Sky
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- On June 1, 2021
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- Beehive cluster M44, Castor, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Pleiades, Pollux, Regulus, Solar Eclipse, Solstice, Spica, Summer Solstice, Venus
June 2021 Sky
| 1 | Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 13h UT. Mag. −2.4. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 2 | Last Quarter Moon at 7:25 UT. |
| 8 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 2h UT (distance 406,228 km; angular size 29.4′). |
| 8 | Moon near the Pleiades (18° from Sun, morning sky) at 21h UT. • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 10 | New Moon at 10:53 UT. Start of lunation 1218. |
| 10 | 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) |
| 11 | Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 1h UT. Mercury passes into the morning sky. |
| 12 | Venus 1.5° SSW of Moon (20° from Sun, evening sky) at 8h UT. Mag. −3.9. • Venus (Wikipedia) |
| 13 | Moon near Castor at 2h UT (evening sky). |
| 13 | Moon near Pollux at 7h UT (evening sky). |
| 13 | Moon near Mars (38° from Sun, evening sky) at 22h UT. Mag. 1.8. • Mars (Wikipedia) |
| 14 | 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) |
| 16 | Moon near Regulus at 4h UT (evening sky). • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 18 | First Quarter Moon at 3:54 UT. |
| 19 | Venus 8.7° S of Castor (23° from Sun, evening sky) at 13h UT. Mag. −3.9. |
| 20 | Moon near Spica at 4h UT (evening sky). • Spica (Wikipedia) |
| 21 | 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 |
| 21 | Venus 5.2° S of Pollux (23° from Sun, evening sky) at 22h UT. Mag. −3.9. |
| 23 | Moon near Antares at 7h UT (evening sky). • Antares (Wikipedia) |
| 23 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 9:52 UT (distance 359,956 km; angular size 33.2′). |
| 23 | 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. |
| 24 | Full Moon at 18:39 UT. |
| 27 | Moon near Saturn (morning sky) at 12h UT. Mag. 0.4. • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 28 | Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 22h UT. Mag. −2.6. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| June 2021 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
