Sun, Moon, and Stars: June 2000
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Sun, Moon & Stars
Movement of the heavenly bodies: June 2000
Movement of the heavenly bodies: June 2000
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June Calendar
| Day | Phenomenon | Hour (UT) | Hour (EST) |
| 1 | Saturn is 3 degrees north of the Moon. | 0400 | 12 am (midnight) |
| 1 | Jupiter is 4 degrees north of the Moon. | 0500 | 1 am |
| 1 | Pluto is at opposition, that is, Pluto and the Sun are aligned on opposite sides of Earth. | 1800 | 2 pm |
| 2 | NEW MOON | 1200 | 8 am |
| 3 | The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. | 1300 | 9 am |
| 4 | Mercury is 4 degrees north of the Moon. | 0400 | 12 am (midnight) |
| 9 | FIRST QUARTER | 0300 | 11 pm (June 8) |
| 9 | Mercury is at its greatest elongation, or angular distance from the Sun, at 24 degrees east of the Sun. | 1300 | 9 am |
| 9 | Venus is in superior conjunction, that is, Venus and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun. | 1100 | 7 am |
| 16 | FULL MOON | 2200 | 6 pm |
| 18 | The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit. | 1300 | 9 am |
| 19 | Vesta, the third-largest asteroid, is 0 degrees 4 minutes north of the Moon. The asteroid is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. | 2000 | 4 pm |
| 20 | Neptune is 1 degree 3 minutes north of the Moon. | 0700 | 3 am |
| 21 | Solstice | 0200 | 10 pm (June 20) |
| 21 | Uranus is 1 degree 6 minutes north of the Moon. | 1200 | 8 am |
| 22 | Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent direct motion changes to backward, or retrograde, motion. | 2000 | 4 pm |
| 23 | The asteroid Juno appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent direct motion changes to backward, or retrograde, motion. | 2200 | 6 pm |
| 25 | LAST QUARTER | 0100 | 9 pm (June 24) |
| 28 | Saturn is 3 degrees north of the Moon. | 2000 | 4 pm |
| 29 | Jupiter is 4 degrees north of the Moon. | 0100 | 9 pm (June 28) |
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