02/06/2026
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.
