This guide originally appeared in the June 2023 issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine. Look out for Regulus (Alpha (α) Leonis) to the left of Mars, appearing fractionally brighter than the planet at mag. This makes them an ideal binocular target, but a flat west-northwest horizon is essential. Venus and Mars will appear slightly closer on this date, appearing separated by 4.5° on 21 June and 4.3° on 22 June.īoth planets continue to approach one another to reach a minimum separation of 3.6° between 29 June and 2 July. On 22 June, the Moon will have increased in phase to 19% and sits further to the east of both planets. On the evening of 21 June, Venus and Mars will be joined by a slender 12%-lit waxing crescent Moon, a lovely evening scene to mark the day of the June solstice. View looking west-northwest at around 23:30 BST (22:30 UT). When you are living in the western part of the USA (UTC-08) it's one hour earlier and if you are living in the Eastern part of the USA (UTC-05) it's two hours later. The data are calculated from the timezone MST (Mountain Standard Time) (UTC-07). Immediately after New Moon, the crescent Moon behaves like the Sun in late summer. Watch here the moon phases, like the full moon, for this and next year in the USA. However, Jupiter is the most fortunate planet. Here is a schematic diagram of how the Moon behaves in June. The New Moon square Jupiter is a challenging aspect and very strong at only 0☀4 orb. A low-altitude meeting between bright Venus, harder-to-see Mars and a waxing crescent Moon takes place over two evenings around the summer solstice. The New Moon on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, is positioned at 07☂2 Cancer in the horoscope below. 1.7 towards the end of June.įor more astronomy advice, sign up to receive the BBC Sky at Night Magazine e-newsletter and listen to our weekly Star Diary podcast. –4.3, Venus reached greatest eastern elongation on 4 June, but despite its prominence in the evening sky over the past weeks, it is dropping in altitude after sunset.Īt that brightness it’s still easy to see, though, and a good pointer to the much dimmer planet Mars, which shines at mag. The encounter between Mars and the Beehive, followed by Venus and the Beehive that we witnessed in early June 2023 suggests that both planets are in the same part of the sky after sunset. See Mars, Venus and a crescent Moon together on the summer solstice
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