Sky Chart For The Month of June, 2010
ASTRONOMICAL BULLETIN FOR JUNE 2010
The Moon
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Last quarter occurs on 5th at h. 03-43 I.S.T. |
New Moon occurs on 12th at h. 16-45 I.S.T. |
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First Quarter occurs on 19th at h. 09-59 I.S.T. |
Full Moon occurs on 26th at h. 17-00 I.S.T. |
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The Lunar Crescent becomes first visible after the New Moon day in the evening of 13th. |
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The Moon is at Apogee or farthest from the Earth on 3rd and at Perigee or nearest to the Earth on 15th. |
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The Moon passes about 4½º north of Neptune just before midnight of 3rd, about 7º north of Jupiter and about 6½º north of Uranus on 6th, about 5º north of Mercury on 11th, about 4º south of Venus on 15th, about 6º south of Mars on 18th and about 8º south of Saturn on 19th.
Eclipse
Partial Eclipse of the Moon : The phenomenon will occur on 26th June, 2010. The eclipse begins at 15-47 I.S.T. and ends at 18-30 I.S.T. The ending of the eclipse is visible from Port-blair and north-eastern part of India at the time of moonrise in the eastern horizon.
The Earth
The Erath is at Summer Solstice on 21st.
The Planets
The Visibility of Planets
:Mercury
:The planet can be seen low in the eastern sky before sunrise and remains visible till the beginning of morning twilight. It rises about 1 hour before sunrise up to 17th of the month. Thereafter it becomes too close to the Sun to be visible for the remaining days of the month, being in Superior Conjunction with the Sun on 28th. The planet approaches Perihelion position in its orbit or reaches nearest to the Sun on 25th.Venus
:It is a brilliant object visible in the evening in the western sky after sunset throughout the month. It sets about 2½ hours after sunset throughout the month.Mars
:The planet can be seen in the evening towards the western sky after sunset and sets before local midnight throughout the month. It sets about ½ hour to 1 hour before local midnight up to second quarter of the month, about 1 hour to 1½ hours before it upto third quarter of the month and about 1½ hours to 2 hours before it for the remaining days of the month.Jupiter
:The planet is visible in the eastern sky after local midnight and remains visible till the beginning of morning twilight. It rises about 1 hour to ½ hour after local midnight upto first quarter of the month, about ½ hour after it to around local midnight time up to second quarter of the month. Thereafter it rises around local midnight time to 1 hour before it for the remaining days of the month, being in Quadrature with the Sun on 23rd.Saturn
:The planet can be seen in the evening after sunset throughout the month. It sets about 1 hour to ½ hour after local midnight up to first quarter of the month, about ½ hour after it to around local midnight time upto second quarter of the month and around local midnight time to 1 hour before it for the remaining days of the month, being in Quadrture with the Sun on 19th.Uranus
:The planet rises about 1 hour to ½ hour after local midnight upto first quarter of the month, about ½ hour after it to around local midnight time upto second quarter of the month, around local midnight time to ½ hour before it upto third quarter of the month and about ½ hour to 1 hour before it for the remaining days of the month, being in Quadrature with the Sun on 22nd.Neptune
:The planet rises in the eastern sky before local midnight and remains visible till the beginning of morning twilight throughout the month. It rises about ½ hour to 1 hour before local midnight up to first quarter of the month, about 1 hour to 2 hours before it up to third quarter of the month and about 2 hours to 2½ hours before it for the remaining days of the month. The motion of the planet becomes Retrograde with respect to the Earth on 1st.Conjunction of Planets :
Mars passes about 1º north of Regulus (Magha) on 6th
Jupiter passes ½º south of Uranus on 7th
Venus passes about 5º south of Pollux (Punarvasu) on 9th
Mercury passes about 4½º north of Aldabaran (Rohini) on 16th
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Planets |
Planets in Zodiacal Constellation |
Magnitude |
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Mercury (Budha) |
Moves from Aries (Mesha) to Taurus (Vrisha) on 6th. Moves from Taurus (Vrisha) to Gemini ( Mithuna) on 22nd. |
-0.1 to -2.3 |
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Venus (Sukra) |
Moves from Gemini (Mithun) to Cancer (Karkata) on 9th. |
-4.0 |
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Mars (Mangala) |
Remains in Leo (Simha). |
+1.1 to +1.4 |
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Jupiter (Brihaspati) |
Remains in Pisces (Mina). |
-2.4 |
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Saturn (Sani) |
Remains in Virgo (Kanya). |
+1.1 |
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Uranus |
Remains in Pisces (Mina). |
+6.0 |
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Neptune |
Remains in Aquarius (Kumbha). |
+8.0 |
Source : : Director
Positional Astronomy Centre
India Meteorological Department
Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 091