In the week ahead, the moon is busy. Before becoming full again on July 28, the moon visits two planets.
Saturday night the gibbous moon appears near the bright planet Jupiter in the southeastern sky. Both are in the zodiacal constellation Libra. You’ll see the two together a short time after sunset. The pair appears through the night.
Look again next Wednesday night and the moon, almost full, appears above and near the bright planet Saturn. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Sagittarius.
Saturn is now as close to us as it gets. On the same night, the planet is in opposition. Astronomers estimate the planet is 841 million miles away, as big and as bright as it gets.
Full moon, the summer moon, is Thursday night, and it is one of the smallest full moons of the year. The moon is in apogee, farthest from the Earth in its orbit on June 30.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Fri., June 22 | 5:07 | 8:19 |
| Sat., June 23 | 5:07 | 8:19 |
| Sun., June 24 | 5:07 | 8:19 |
| Mon., June 25 | 5:08 | 8:20 |
| Tues., June 26 | 5:08 | 8:20 |
| Wed., June 27 | 5:08 | 8:20 |
| Thurs., June 28 | 5:09 | 8:20 |
| Fri., June 29 | 5:09 | 8:20 |
| Day | Max (Fº) | Min (Fº) | Inches |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 15 | 77 | 57 | T |
| June 16 | 72 | 54 | 0.06 |
| June 17 | 82 | 58 | 0.00 |
| June 18 | 84 | 60 | 0.00 |
| June 19 | 74 | 63 | 0.11 |
| June 20 | 81 | 56 | T |
| June 21 | 77 | 62 | 0.03 |
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