06/01/2026
Check out these celestial events. We have no streetlights, so the sky seems even darker than one is used to seeing in town.
What's up in the sky this week? 👇🏻
♃♀️ June 9: Jupiter–Venus Conjunction
The two brightest planets pass just ~1.5° apart — about three Moon-widths — in a dazzling close pairing low in the evening twilight, with Mercury glinting below them.
🌍 Visibility: Visible from both hemispheres, low in the west-northwest shortly after sunset.
🌙🔴 June 12: Moon Meets Mars
A slim waning crescent Moon sits about 6.5° from reddish Mars in Aries — a delicate pre-dawn pairing for early risers, with Saturn higher up in the same morning sky.
🌍 Visibility: Visible worldwide, low in the eastern sky in the hour before sunrise.
🌌 June 15: Best Night to See Milky Way
Tonight's New Moon means the darkest skies of the month — perfect timing to watch the glowing galactic core of the Milky Way rise into view.
🌍 Visibility: Best from the Southern Hemisphere and tropics; visible from the Northern Hemisphere looking low to the south late at night.
✨🪐 June 18: Rare Cosmic Alignment
A waxing crescent Moon joins brilliant Venus beside Regulus, the heart of Leo, with Jupiter and Mercury strung out below — a beautiful gathering across the evening twilight.
🌍 Visibility: Visible from both hemispheres, low in the west after sunset; the group sets by around midnight.
🌅 June 21: June Solstice
The Sun reaches its northernmost point today, giving the Northern Hemisphere its longest day of the year — the official start of summer (and winter down south).
🌍 Visibility: Summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere; Winter begins in the Southern Hemisphere.
🌕🍓 June 29: Micro Strawberry Moon
June's Full Moon rises near apogee, making it a "Micromoon" — around 5% smaller and dimmer than average. As the first Full Moon after the solstice, it hugs the horizon in a warm, honey-gold glow.
🌍 Visibility: Worldwide — sits low in the Northern Hemisphere sky and rides high overhead in the Southern Hemisphere.
