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June
New
moon: 19:22 03-Jun-2008
First
quarter: 15:03 10-Jun-2008
Full
moon: 17:30 18-Jun-2008
Last
quarter: 12:10 26-Jun-2008
The planets – on June 1st
2008
The
Sun is in Taurus. It rises at 04:48, transits the
meridian at 13:08, and sets at 21:29. The length of the day is
16h 41m.
The
Moon is in Aries with a phase of 8%, and is 27.0 days
old. New Moon will occur in 2.3 days time. It rises at 02:49,
transits at 10:41, and sets at 18:58. It is visible in the
morning sky.
Mercury
is in Taurus with a magnitude of +3.9, a phase of 3%, and
a diameter of 12". It rises at 05:32, transits at 13:47, and
sets at 22:00. It is visible low in the west after sunset.
Venus
is in Taurus with a magnitude of -3.9, a phase of 100%, and a
diameter of 10". It rises at 04:45, transits at 12:59, and sets
at 21:14. It is currently too close to the Sun to be observed.
Mars
is in Cancer with a magnitude of +1.5, a phase of 92%, and a
diameter of 5". It sets at 01:23, rises again at 09:39, and
transits at 17:30. It is visible in the evening sky.
Jupiter
is in Sagittarius with a magnitude of -2.6 and a diameter
of 45". It rises at 00:10, transits at 04:04, and sets at 07:57.
It is well placed for observation throughout the night.
Saturn
is in Leo with a magnitude of +0.7 and a diameter of 18". It
sets at 02:03, rises again at 11:37, and transits at 18:48. It
is visible in the evening sky.
Uranus
is in Aquarius with a magnitude of +5.8 and a diameter of 3". It
rises at 02:20, transits at 08:03, and sets at 13:46. It is
visible in the morning sky.
Neptune
is in Capricornus with a magnitude of +7.9 and a diameter of 2".
It rises at 01:30, transits at 06:16, and sets at 11:03. It is
visible in the morning sky.
Pluto
is in Sagittarius with a magnitude of +13.9. It transits at
02:32, sets at 06:58, and rises again at 22:02. It is well
placed for observation throughout the night.
The Stars
(at 10pm BST)
North – The two Bears are well
placed with Cepheus and Cassiopeia well placed for observation.
Perseus skirts the horizon.
East – Hercules and Lyra are well
placed with Corona Borealis also in view
South - Virgo is well placed with
lee (and Saturn) nicely in view. Bootes is high above and Libra
is just starting to rise.
West – Gemini is setting with Caner
(and Mars) not far behind). Hydra skirts the horizon. There is a
nice apparition of Mars, Regulus and Saturn on the evening of
the 25th of June.
Meteors – there are no major
showers in June, however there are a number of minor showers
that may give around 5 meteors per hour |