JUNE 2022 OBSERVING Lunar Almanac Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart 15 June 14 16 Yellow dots indicate which part of the Moon's limb is tipped the most toward Earth by libration. NASA / LRO MOON PHASES MON SUN TUE 1 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 8 15 22 29 WED 2 9 16 23 30 THU 3 10 17 24 FRI 4 11 18 25 Zenith B SAT FIRST QUARTER FULL MOON June 7 14:48 UT LAST QUARTER June 21 03:11 UT DISTANCES Apogee 406,191 km Perigee 357,436 km Apogee 406,579 km June 14 11:52 UT NEW MOON U June 29 02:52 UT June 2, 01h UT Diameter 29′ 25″ June 14, 23h UT Diameter 33′ 26″ June 29, 06h UT Diameter 29′ 23″ FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS * Galvani Crater * Sylvester Crater * Peterman Crater 42 JUNE 2022 * SKY & TELESCOPE Galaxy Double star June 14 June 15 June 16 -1 1 2 3 4 Planet location shown for mid-month 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. η γ Moon June 13 Jupiter χ ϕ L I B R A -20° E Q +20° c i n g 15 E g -1 0 1 2 3 4 a Galaxy Double star Variable star Open cluster Diffuse nebula Globular cluster Planetary nebula Galaxy Double star Variable star Open cluster Diffuse nebula Globular cluster Planetary nebula M12 M10 O P H I U C H U S S E Saturn δ χ γ α ε 0h α α δ β γ θ 21h η ζ σ F a 18h L U P U S F a γ A α R L i t t l e D i p p e r r o N h SERPE (CAPU M5 Antares S C O R P I U S SERPENS (CAUDA) M13 H E R C U L E S CORONA BOREALIS β C Y G N U S Deneb M29 N o r t h e r n C r o s s D R A C O Eltanin C E P H E U S α M52 CAS S I OP E I A L A C E R T A g n c i L Y R A VULPECULA M27 DELPHINUS SAGITTA γ c i n a ζ A Q U I L A γ Altair α η θ λ M16 SCUTUM M23 M25 M17 M21 M8 SAGITTARIUS c i n g M20 70 β α β ν σ α τ M19 M62 M6 λ M7 υ ε µ M4 δ π M92 F Vega R ε α M57 Albireo M39 Double Cluster h t M11 µ β γ σ η π ε ζ β κ α η β ζ γ α β ζ ε δ µ γ ε δ β s t a F E N