JUNE 2026 (Northern Hemisphere)
| 1 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 5h UT (distance 406,366km; angular size 29.4′). |
| 1 | Mercury at northernmost declination (25.6°) at 19h UT. |
| 8 | Venus 4.7° S of Pollux at 0h UT (36° from Sun, evening sky). Mags. −4.0 and 1.2. |
| 8 | Last Quarter Moon at 10:02 UT. |
| 9 | Venus 1.6° NNE of Jupiter at 21h UT (37° from Sun, evening sky). Mags. −4.0 and −1.9. |
| 10 | Moon near Saturn at 8h UT (morning sky). Mag. 0.9. |
| 12 | Moon near Mars at 19h UT (morning sky). Mag. 1.3. |
| 13 | Moon near the Pleiades at 14h UT (evening sky). |
| 14 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 23:20 UT (distance 357,197km; angular size 33.5′). |
| 15 | New Moon at 2:55 UT. Start of lunation 1280. |
| 15 | Mercury at easternmost elongation at 20h UT (24.5° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. 0.6. |
| 16 | Moon near Mercury at 21h UT (25° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. 0.7. |
| 16 | Moon near Castor at 21h UT (evening sky). |
| 17 | Moon near Pollux at 2h UT (evening sky). |
| 17 | Moon near Jupiter at 9h UT (evening sky). Mag. −1.8. |
| 17 | Moon near Venus at 18h UT (evening sky). Mag. −4.0. Occultation visible from the contiguous United States, Canada, Brazil and Venezuela. • Lunar occultation of Venus (In-the-Sky) |
| 18 | Moon near Beehive Cluster (M44) at 2h UT (evening sky). Venus nearby. |
| 19 | Moon near Regulus at 13h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar and Zimbabwe. • Lunar occultation of Regulus (In-the-Sky) |
| 20 | Venus 0.70° NNE of Beehive Cluster (M44) at 3h UT (39° from Sun, evening sky). |
| 21 | June solstice at 8:23 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) |
| 21 | First Quarter Moon at 21:55 UT. |
| 23 | Moon near Spica at 20h UT (evening sky). |
| 25 | Mercury 3.7° WSW of Jupiter at 13h UT (22° from Sun, evening sky). Mags. 1.5 and −1.8. |
| 27 | Moon near Antares at 13h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Antarctica, south-eastern Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania. • Lunar occultation of Antares (In-the-Sky) |
| 28 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 7h UT (distance 406,265km; angular size 29.4′). |
| 29 | Full Moon at 23:57 UT. |
- US Eastern Standard Time = UT − 5 hours.
- US Pacific Standard Time = UT − 8 hours.
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time = UT + 11 hours
- Singapore Standard Time = UT + 8 hours.
More sky events and links at http://Skymaps.com/skycalendar/
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