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NEW moon occurs on June 7d. 12h. 55m., U.T., and full moon on June 21d. 12h. 54m. The following conjunctions with the moon take place : June 8d. 23h., Mercury 4° S. ; June 9d. 04h., Venus 3° S. ; June 11d. 17h., Saturn 4° S. ; June 13d. 08h., Mars 4° S. ; June 21d. Olh., Jupiter 4° N. In addition to these conjunctions with the moon, Mercury is in conjunction with Venus on June 30d. 19h., Mercury being 1·0° S. Mercury is an evening star at the beginning of the month, but towards the middle of the month is too close to the sun for favourable observation, and is in inferior conjunction on June 24. Venus is conspicuous in the western sky, setting at 22h. 35m. and 21h. 10m. on June 1 and 15 respectively, and is in inferior conjunction on June 24. Mars is still visible as an evening star, setting at Oh. 48m. and 23h. 15m. at the beginning and end of the month respectively, and Saturn, which is fairly close to Mars, sets on the corresponding dates shortly after midnight and 22h. 22m. respectively. Jupiter, in opposition on June 15, is visible throughout the night, but is rather low for good observation in northern latitudes. No occultations of stars brighter than magnitude 6 occur in June. Summer solstice occurs on June 21d. 12h.
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The Night Sky in June. Nature 161, 843 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161843c0
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