June 2008 Phenomena
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.
| Day | Phenomenon | Hour |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 4' north of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon. | 0100 |
| 1 | FULL MOON | 0100 |
| 1 | Jupiter is 6° north of the Moon. | 1200 |
| 2 | Mercury is at its greatest elongation, at 23° east of the Sun. | 1000 |
| 5 | The asteroid Juno appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from retrograde motion to direct motion. | 1200 |
| 5 | Jupiter is at opposition. | 2300 |
| 6 | Neptune is 1° 5' north of the Moon. | 1400 |
| 8 | LAST QUARTER | 1200 |
| 8 | Uranus is 1° 6' south of the Moon. | 1500 |
| 9 | Venus is at its greatest elongation, at 45° east of the Sun. | 0300 |
| 10 | Mars is 5° south of the Moon. | 2200 |
| 12 | The Moon is at perigee. | 1700 |
| 15 | NEW MOON | 0300 |
| 15 | Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as it moves from its greatest elongation east of the Sun back toward a position west of the Sun as viewed from Earth. | 1600 |
| 16 | Mercury is 6° south of the Moon. | 0900 |
| 18 | Venus is 0° 6' south of the Moon. Occultation of Venus by the Moon. | 1500 |
| 19 | Pluto is at opposition. | 0700 |
| 19 | Saturn is 0° 4' south of the Moon. Occultation of Saturn by the Moon. | 0800 |
| 20 | Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, is 0° 4' south of the Moon. Occultation of Regulus by the Moon. | 0000 |
| 21 | Solstice | 1800 |
| 22 | FIRST QUARTER | 1300 |
| 23 | Uranus appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from direct motion to retrograde motion. | 2300 |
| 24 | The Moon is at apogee. | 1400 |
| 28 | Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 5' north of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon. | 0800 |
| 28 | Jupiter is 6° north of the Moon. | 1400 |
| 28 | Mercury is in inferior conjunction. | 1900 |
| 30 | FULL MOON | 1400 |
