A table listing some of the Astronomical Phenomena for June 2017:
Phenomena June
Day | Event |
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1 | First quarter Moon (12:43 UT) |
2 | Venus mag -4.5 passes 2 degrees south of Uranus mag +5.9 (15 UT) |
3 | Venus mag -4.4 is at greatest elongation west 45.9 degrees (12 UT) |
3 | Moon passes 2 degrees north of Jupiter mag -2.2 (23:59 UT) |
4 | Moon passes 7 degrees north of Spica mag +1.0 (18 UT) |
6 | Dwarf planet Ceres is in conjunction with the Sun (4 UT) |
8 | Moon passes 10 degrees north of Antares mag +1.0 (16 UT) |
8 | Moon is at apogee 406,401 km or 252,526 miles from Earth (22:05 UT) |
9 | Full Moon (13:10 UT) |
10 | Moon passes 3 degrees north of Saturn mag +0.1 (1 UT) |
10 | Jupiter mag -2.2 is stationary in Virgo, afterwards resumes direct motion (5 UT) |
12 | Venus is at aphelion 0.728 AU (approx. 109 million kms or 67.7 million miles) from the Sun (21 UT) |
15 | Saturn mag 0.0 is at opposition 9.043 AU (approx. 1353 million kms or 841 million miles) from the Earth (10 UT) |
16 | Moon passes 0.7 degrees south of Neptune mag +7.9 (13 UT) |
16 | Neptune mag +7.9 is stationary in Aquarius, afterwards begins retrograde motion (18 UT) |
17 | Last quarter Moon (11:33 UT) |
19 | Mercury is at perihelion 0.307 AU (approx. 45.9 million kms or 28.5 million miles) from the Sun (13 UT) |
19 | Moon passes 4 degrees south of Uranus mag +5.9 (21 UT) |
20 | Moon passes 2 degrees south of Venus mag -4.2 (21 UT) |
21 | NH Summer Solstice, SH Winter Solstice (4:25 UT) |
21 | Mercury is at superior conjunction (14 UT) |
23 | Moon is at perigee 357,937 km or 222,412 miles from Earth (1:14 UT) |
24 | New Moon (2:31 UT) |