Sky Events

June 2026

June 1: Moon at apogee

June 8: Last Quarter Moon

June 9: Conjunction of Jupiter and Venus, with an angular separation of 1°38′

June 10: Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn, with an angular separation of 6°11′, Mercury at highest evening altitude

June 12: Conjunction of the Moon and Mars, with an angular separation of 5°38′

June 14: New Moon, Moon at perigee

June 17: Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter, with an angular separation of 2°32′, Conjunction of the Moon and Venus, with an angular separation of 17′

June 21: Summer Solstice, First Quarter Moon

June 27: June Bootid meteor shower reaches peak

June 28: Moon at apogee

June 29: Full Moon

Planets in June

Mercury: Evening planet best viewed mid-month

Venus: Bright evening planet

Mars: Increasing visibility in the morning sky throughout the month

Jupiter: Bright in the evening twilight, loosing visibility throughout the month 

Saturn: Gaining altitude in morning sky throughout the month

July 4: Close approach of Mars and Uranus in morning sky

July 6: Earth at aphelion

July 7: Third Quarter Moon, Conjunction of Moon and Saturn, with angular separation of 6°39′, Neptune enters retrograde

July 11: Conjunction of Moon and Mars, with angular separation of 5°19′

July 14: New Moon

July 17: Conjunction of the Moon and Venus, with an angular separation of 2°01′ 

July 21: First Quarter Moon

July 26: Saturn Enters Retrograde

July 29: Full Moon, Piscis Austrinid meteor shower peaks

July 30: The Southern δ-Aquariid peaks, The α-Capricornid meteor shower peaks

Planets in July

Mercury: Poorly placed morning planet, limited visibility towards end of the moth

Venus: Bright evening Planet

Mars: Rising after midnight, treks across sky in early AMs

Jupiter: Poorly place evening planet, lost in the evening twilight

Saturn: Rising near midnight, treks across sky in early AMs