May
25
Thu
⚫ New Moon
May 25 @ 1:44 pm – 1:44 pm
Jun
1
Thu
☽ First Quarter Moon
Jun 1 @ 6:42 am – 6:42 am
Jun
3
Sat
Venus at its Highest (Again)
Jun 3 all-day

Venus will be at its “greatest western elongation”. This is a great time to view Venus since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the morning sky. Look for the enormously bright thing in the western sky before sunrise.

Jun
9
Fri
⚪ Full Moon
Jun 9 @ 7:10 am – 7:10 am
Jun
15
Thu
Saturn at Opposition
Jun 15 all-day

Saturn rules the summer sky, but on this night, the ringed planet truly takes center stage. When it reaches opposition, Saturn will be bright and fully illuminated by the Sun. You may even notice that its rings look brighter than usual thanks to a phenomenon known as the Seeliger Effect. Take it all in! Saturn’s rings will be visible in even small aperture telescopes.

A medium-sized or larger telescope will allow you to see Saturn’s rings and a few of its brightest moons.

Jun
17
Sat
☾ Last Quarter Moon
Jun 17 @ 5:33 am – 5:33 am
Jun
20
Tue
Summer Solstice
Jun 20 @ 10:24 pm – 11:24 pm

In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year when the Sun is farthest north. The summer solstice marks the first day of the season of summer. In the southern hemisphere, this is your winter solstice, marking the shortest day of the year. The declination of the Sun on the (northern) summer solstice is known as the tropic of cancer (23° 27′).

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/SummerSolstice.html

Jun
23
Fri
⚫ New Moon
Jun 23 @ 8:31 pm – 8:31 pm
Jun
30
Fri
☽ First Quarter Moon
Jun 30 @ 6:51 pm – 6:51 pm
Jul
8
Sat
⚪ Full Moon
Jul 8 @ 10:07 pm – 10:07 pm