Monthly Astronomy for June 2020

June 2020 is chalk full of astronomical phenomena! The summer solstice of the northern hemisphere happens this month, as well as a meteor shower, and two eclipses! This is a great time for astrophotography or simply admiring the cosmos.

Summer Solstice First Day of Summer in the Northern Hemisphere! June 20th

Moon Phases for June 2020

New Moon	First Quarter Moon	Full Moon	Last Quarter Moon
21st	28th	5th	13th

Moon Facts

Apogee:	14th
Perigee:	2nd
Ascending Node:	21st
Descending Node:	6th
Moon Name:	Strawberry Moon

Eclipses

	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse June 5th
Annular Solar Eclipse June 21st

Meteor Showers

Name	Date	Location (Constellation)
Ophiuchid Meteor Shower	20th	Ophiuchus

Lunar Movements

Conjunction with Jupiter	Conjunction with Saturn	Conjunction with Mars
8th	8th	12th
Occultation of Venus	Conjunction with Venus
19th	28th

Planetary Movements

Venus	Mercury	Mars and Neptune
Inferior Conjunction	Greatest Eastern Elongation	Geocentric Conjunction
3rd	4th	12th
Jupiter and Pluto	Mercury
Geocentric Conjunction	Inferior Conjunction
21st	30th