JUNE 2021 OBSERVING Lunar Almanac Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart North D G Va oub ala Op arbialb lests yxy e a D n G iff ecn lests trar Pl lob use luclsut atrar se an ul en et ar beub trer clu lual ar a y ne tsetre bu r la Double Cluster α Fa γ PEI A β L M52 A C E δ S EU PH CE α β R T ε ζ n ci A μ α R Little Dipper neb M2 9 S AT ζ ζ ε nin UL α ES β α κ β C M 12 E Q U δ H U β S ζ g G η JUNE 2 021 * SK Y & TELESCOPE α June 25 γ * Zeno Crater 10 SE USING THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE MAP Go out within an hour of a time listed to the right. Turn the map around so the yellow label for the direction you're facing is at the bottom. That's the horizon. The center of the map is overhead. Ignore the parts of the map above horizons you're not facing. Exact for latitude 40°N. TA R M1 M6 IU 2 S 18h M7 β ν M6 Ant are υ LIBRA π s S C τ α M4 OR PI U ε λ σ n Moo 2 e n Ju -20° δ 9 IT γ iter piter upi Jup J 20 M June 24 Planet location shown for mid-month SE ( C AR P E PU M5 M 23 42 * Boss Crater 8 M FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS SA 21 M Diameter 33′ 12″ 25 M June 23, 10h UT 17 359,957 km Diameter 29′ 25″ n ci Fa Perigee UT 1 2 3 4 Mo Jun on e 24 σ 406,226 km June 8, IU M M Apogee 02h H 6 Satu rn B +20° α P M1 -1 0 DISTANCES S EN ) RP DA SE AU (C UM 18:40 UT θ 03:54 UT UT June 24 O SC June 18 70 1 FULL MOON μ β M1 FIRST QUARTER Zenith λ 10:53 UT ζ LA AQUI 07:24 UT ta γ α June 10 β Altair η June 2 El US θ NEW MOON γ h 21 Facing East LAST QUARTER O 30 C 29 η 28 NA S RO ALI CO RE BO 27 M13 26 η 25 π 24 M92 23 RC 22 HE 21 Veg a 20 α 19 ε 18 R 17 M57 16 LY R A 15 δ 14 Albir eo 13 β 12 VULP 11 ECULA 10 M27 9 SAGITTA 8 DELPHIN 7 γ 6 A 5 R 4 CY G NU S 3 D γ 2 N o χ rt Cr her n os s 1 γ FRI THU De α WED ε TUE SIO M3 9 MOON PHASES MON δ N ASA / LRO SUN ε g NE Yellow dots indicate which part of the Moon's limb is tipped the most toward Earth by libration. CAS 0h June 24 25 S σ χ ϕ μ η LUPUS γ 15 Facing