Tonight's night sky for the month of June
What’s in tonight’s night sky for June 2023? Venus shines brighter than ever, and the summer solstice brings one of the year’s best conjunctions between the Moon and our two neighboring planets! See Bob Berman’s June night sky guide!
June 3: Full Strawberry Moon
Get out the strawberries and cream! June’s Moon is traditionally called the “Strawberry Moon.” Find out why and get viewing tips on the June Full Moon page.
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June 4: In dusk’s fading twilight on the 4th, Venus stands 45 degrees from the Sun, in Cancer, at magnitude –4.4. A much dimmer Mars can be seen to its upper left.
June 14: Early risers can see a Jupiter and crescent Moon conjunction in the predawn twilight.
June 21: A Summer Solstice Spectacle!
June 21: The 21st marks the first day of summer for the Northern Hemisphere and the longest day of 2023 in the Northern Hemisphere. On the 21st, about 40 minutes after the Sun sets at its rightmost possible position, a gorgeous three-way conjunction of Venus, Mars, and the crescent Moon occurs. Look first for the slender crescent Moon first; Venus is the very bright planet (-4.4 magnitude), just to the Moon’s left (3° away).
June 22: On the next evening, the 22nd, a dim Mars (1.7 magnitude) hovers halfway between the crescent Moon and Venus; look for the reddish planet around 10 P.M.
The month of June ends with Venus’s absolute maximum brilliance, which arrives on the 30th and is maintained through July 20.
See July’s highlights in Bob Berman’s “Top Astronomical Events of 2023.”
June Stargazing
- Look for the Big Dipper riding high in the northwest at nightfall this month. Learn more about how to spot the Big Dipper and Little Dipper!
- It’s also fun to spot the Summer Triangle! See how to spot the Summer triangle, as well as other constellations and star groupings!
Click here for the June Sky Map to see a start chart for this month!
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I live in Bridgeport Ct; If I face North looking west at about 3:AM I see a bright planet; the planet sets in the north westerly just before sunrise; what the planet? its beautiful; ty~
My best guess is that it's the star Arcturus. It's a red giant and the brightest star in the northern sky, and is a part of the constellation Bootes.
Thanks for the information about he star Arcturus + the constellation Bootes; I have an exceptionally good night time northern sky; ty~
Live in East York, part of Toronto, Canada and face south. What a sight on a few nights of late May, early June to see the moon so bright, and thanks to the Farmer's Almanac, I now know that the outstanding bright star to the southeast of the moon is Jupiter; just spectacular!
Can the summer equinox ever have a full moon?
Kenneth - check this out - http s://james.darpinian. com/satellites/
Hello thanks for all the information about the night sky, what really would be neat is being able to (track) the international space station, and different satellites.
I don’t know if you’ll see this since you commented years ago, but the Stellarium app shows all that!
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