June 2008 Phenomena
Updated June 26, 2019 |
Infoplease Staff
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.
Day | Phenomenon | Hour |
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3 | NEW MOON | 1423 |
7 | Mercury is in inferior conjunction. | 1018 |
7 | Mars is 1° 1' north of the Moon. | 2113 |
8 | Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, is 1° 5' north of the Moon. Occultation of Regulus by the Moon. | 2137 |
8 | Venus is in superior conjunction. | 2250 |
9 | Saturn is 3° 3' north of the Moon. | 0426 |
10 | FIRST QUARTER | 1200 |
13 | Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, is 3° north of the Moon. | 0537 |
16 | The Moon is at apogee. | 1233 |
17 | Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 2' north of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon. | 0008 |
18 | FULL MOON | 1230 |
19 | The moon is 3° 3' north of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus. | 0914 |
20 | Jupiter is 2° 7' north of the Moon. | 0744 |
20 | Solstice | 1900 |
26 | LAST QUARTER | 0710 |
30 | Pleiades is 1° south of the Moon. | 0313 |
May 2008 Phenomena | Phenomena, 2008 | July 2008 Phenomena |