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FULL moon occurs on June 6d. 18h. 58m. U.T., and new moon on June 20d. 17h. 00m. The following conjunctions with the moon take place: June 19d. 13h., Mercury 3° N.; June 24d. 17h., Mars 1° S.; June 25d. 02h., Jupiter 1° S. On June 24d. 17h. 38·3m. Mars is occulted by the moon, reappearance taking place at 18h. 54·2m. (for the latitude of Greenwich). Occultation of 308 B Leon, occurs on June 26d. 22h. 27·7m. (D), but there are no other occultations of stars brighter than mag. 6 during the month. Mercury rises at 3h. llm. at the beginning of June and at 3h. 38m. at the end of the month. Venus is in superior conjunction on June 27, but is too close to the sun throughout the month to be well observed. Mars, in the constellation of Cancer, sets at 23h. 46m. and 22h. 33m. at the beginning and end of the month respectively. Jupiter, in the constellation of Leo, sets at 0h. 15m. and 22h. 30m. at the beginning and end of June respectively. Saturn is drawing close to the sun and is becoming difficult to observe. It sets at 21h. 17m. at the beginning of June—a little more than an hour after sunset. Summer Solstice commences on June 21d. 13h.
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The Night Sky in June. Nature 153, 649 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153649b0
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