June 2023 Sky
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- On June 1, 2023
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, June solstice, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Pleiades, Pollux, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Venus
June 2023 Sky
| 2 | Mars 0.16° NNE of Beehive cluster (M44) at 23h UT (56° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. 1.6. • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 3 | Moon near Antares at 23h UT (evening sky). • Antares (Wikipedia) |
| 4 | Venus at dichotomy (D-shape) at 3h UT (evening sky). • Observe Venus’s phases (Sky at Night) |
| 4 | Full Moon at 3:43 UT. |
| 4 | Venus at greatest elongation east at 11h UT (45° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −4.3. |
| 6 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 23:14 UT (distance 364,861km; angular size 32.7′). |
| 9 | Moon near Saturn at 23h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.9. • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 10 | Last Quarter Moon at 19:31 UT. |
| 14 | Venus 0.8° NNE of Beehive cluster (M44) at 1h UT (45° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −4.4. |
| 14 | Moon near Jupiter at 6h UT (morning sky). Mag. −2.1. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 16 | Moon near Pleiades at 3h UT (25° from Sun, morning sky). • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 16 | Moon near Mercury at 19h UT (16° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −0.8. • Mercury (Wikipedia) |
| 17 | Mercury 4.3° NNW of Aldebaran at 1h UT (16° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. −0.8. |
| 18 | New Moon at 4:38 UT. Start of lunation 1243. |
| 20 | Moon near Castor at 4h UT (evening sky). |
| 20 | Moon near Pollux at 10h UT (evening sky). |
| 21 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 at 14h UT (38° from Sun, evening sky). • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 21 | June solstice at 15:01 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. |
| 22 | Moon near Venus at 4h UT (44° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. −4.4. Beautiful pairing with Mars nearby! • Venus (Wikipedia) |
| 22 | Moon, Venus and Mars within circle of diameter 5° at 8h UT (46° from Sun, evening sky). Mags. −4.4 and 1.7. |
| 22 | Moon near Mars at 14h UT (evening sky). Mag. 1.7. • Mars (Wikipedia) |
| 22 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 19h UT (distance 405,385km; angular size 29.5′). |
| 23 | Moon near Regulus at 12h UT (evening sky). • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 26 | First Quarter Moon at 7:50 UT. |
| 27 | Moon near Spica at 23h UT (evening sky). • Spica (Wikipedia) |
| June 2023 Sky | |
All times Universal Time (UT).
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