21st of June

Strawberry Solstice Moon of June 2024 Shines Tonight for Summer Stargazers (Video)

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This week sees a relative lack of bright planets in our evening sky. By the end of the month there will be only one specimen left, Mercury, but even then you can only glimpse this rocky world, very low on the west-northwest horizon, 30 to 45 minutes after sunset. Then you’ll have to wait until … Read more

The 2024 Strawberry Full Moon rises around the June solstice with an Antares encounter

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June’s full moon, also known as the Strawberry Moon, will occur on June 21 at 9:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time (0108 UTC June 22), according to the US Naval Observatory. Observers in Oceania will see an almost full moon pass in front of the star AntaresAlpha Scorpii, the brightest star in Scorpionthe Scorpio, on June … Read more