June 2022 Sky
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- On June 2, 2022
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, June solstice, Jupiter, M35 star cluster, Mars, Mercury, Pleiades, Pollux, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Uranus, Venus
June 2022 Sky
| 1 | Moon near M35 star cluster at 11h UT (21° from Sun, evening sky). • Messier 35 (Wikipedia) |
| 2 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 2h UT (distance 406,192km; angular size 29.4′). |
| 3 | Moon near Castor at 1h UT (evening sky). |
| 3 | Moon near Pollux at 6h UT (evening sky). |
| 4 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 11h UT (evening sky). • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 6 | Moon near Regulus at 8h UT (evening sky). • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 7 | First Quarter Moon at 14:48 UT. |
| 10 | Moon near Spica at 12h UT (evening sky). • Spica (Wikipedia) |
| 13 | Moon near Antares at 16h UT (evening sky). • Antares (Wikipedia) |
| 14 | Full Moon at 11:51 UT. |
| 14 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 23:24 UT (distance 357,432km; angular size 33.4′). |
| 16 | Mercury at greatest elongation west at 15h UT (23° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 0.5. |
| 18 | Moon near Saturn at 16h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.7. • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 21 | Last Quarter Moon at 3:11 UT. |
| 21 | June solstice at 9:17 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 | Moon near Jupiter at 17h UT (morning sky). Mag. −2.4. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 22 | Moon near Mars at 19h UT (70° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 0.5. Occultation visible from the far southern Pacific Ocean. • Mars (Wikipedia) |
| 23 | Mercury 2.9° NNW of Aldebaran at 12h UT (22° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. 0.0 and 0.9. |
| 24 | Moon near Uranus (46° from Sun, morning sky) at 22h UT. Occultation visible from NW Australia and Indonesia. Mag. 5.8. |
| 26 | Moon near the Pleiades at 1h UT (morning sky). • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 26 | Moon near Venus at 9h UT (morning sky). Mag. −3.9. • Venus (Wikipedia) |
| 26 | Moon near Aldebaran at 19h UT (26° from Sun, morning sky). • Aldebaran (Wikipedia) |
| 27 | Moon near Mercury at 10h UT (20° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −0.4. • Mercury (Wikipedia) |
| 29 | New Moon at 2:52 UT. Start of lunation 1231. |
| 29 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 6h UT (distance 406,580km; angular size 29.4′). |
| June 2022 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
