Updated June 26, 2019 |
Infoplease Staff
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For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.
| Day | Phenomenon | Hour |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pleiades is 2° south of Mercury. | 1509 |
| 3 | Jupiter is 2° 4' north of Saturn. | 1200 |
| 5 | NEW MOON | 0718 |
| 5 | The Moon is at perigee. | 2222 |
| 10 | Mars is 0° 3' south of the Moon. | 0844 |
| 11 | FIRST QUARTER | 2247 |
| 12 | Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, is 1° 2' north of the Moon. Occultation of Regulus by the Moon. | 1414 |
| 12 | Saturn is 3° north of the Moon. | 1908 |
| 13 | Mercury is at its greatest elongation, at 21° 8' east of the Sun. | 2259 |
| 16 | Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, is 2° 8' north of the Moon. | 2335 |
| 19 | FULL MOON | 2111 |
| 20 | Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 2' north of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon. | 1806 |
| 20 | The Moon is at apogee. | 0927 |
| 22 | Jupiter is 0° of Venus. | 2051 |
| 24 | Jupiter is 2° 7' north of the Moon. | 0620 |
| 27 | LAST QUARTER | 2157 |
| April 2008 Phenomena | Phenomena, 2008 | June 2008 Phenomena |
