3	Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 13h UT (357,251 km; 33.5').
3	New Moon at 19:23 UT. Start of lunation 1057.
6	Moon near Pollux at 10h UT (evening sky).
7	Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) at 10h UT (50° from Sun, evening sky). • Messier 44 (Wikipedia)
7	Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 15h UT. Mercury passes into the morning sky (not visible). • Inferior Conjunction (Wikipedia)
8	Moon near Mars at 1h UT (evening sky). Mag. +1.5.
9	Moon near Regulus at 2h UT (evening sky).
9	Venus at superior conjunction with the Sun at 4h UT. Passes into the evening sky (not visible). • Superior Conjunction (Wikipedia)
9	Moon near Saturn at 7h UT (evening sky). Mag. +0.7.
10	First Quarter Moon at 15:04 UT.
13	Moon near Spica at 8h UT (evening sky).
16	Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 18h UT (distance 406,228 km; angular size 29.4').
17	Moon very near Antares at 5h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from southern South America. • Occultation of Antares (IOTA)
18	Full Moon at 17:30 UT. The full Moon of June is called the "Rose Moon", "Flower Moon" or "Strawberry Moon". • Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
20	Moon near Jupiter at 14h UT (morning sky). Mag. -2.7. Jupiter displays the largest and most detailed planetary disk of all the planets. Even a small telescope will reveal Jupiter's cloud bands and its four largest moons known as the Galilean moons (discovered by Galileo in 1610). Jupiter has a total of 63 moons. • The Galilean Moons (Wikipedia) Buy Digital Print
20	Pluto at opposition at 16h UT. Mag. 14. Requires at least a 10-inch telescope and a very dark sky to view. • Pluto in 2008 (Sky & Telescope)
20	June solstice at 23:59 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)
26	Last Quarter Moon at 12:10 UT. Buy Digital Print
30	Moon near the Pleiades at 8h UT (evening sky). • The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.

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