{"id":2982,"date":"2023-06-01T22:28:48","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T22:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.griffithmedia.org\/skyreport\/?p=2982"},"modified":"2023-06-01T22:28:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T22:28:48","slug":"griffith-observatory-sky-report-through-june-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.griffithmedia.org\/skyreport\/2023\/06\/01\/griffith-observatory-sky-report-through-june-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Griffith Observatory Sky Report through June, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Click<\/strong><\/a>LISTEN to this week\u2019s Sky Report<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.griffithmedia.org\/skyreport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/June_2023_Sky_Report.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

This is the Griffith Observatory Sky Report for the period between June 1 and June 30, 2023. Here are the events happening in the sky of southern California.<\/p>\n

Mercury<\/strong> rises due east at 4:34 a.m., PDT, and the sun rises at 5:43 a.m., PDT, one hour nine minutes later, and is 45-percent illuminated and eight arcseconds wide on the 1st<\/sup>. On the 30th<\/sup>, Mercury rises at 5:39 a.m., PDT, and the sun rises at 5:45 a.m., PDT, and so the planet is unobservable. Do not observe any planet when it comes close to the sun, for the danger to the eyes is great.<\/p>\n

Venus<\/strong> is due west and sets at 11:20 p.m., PDT, on the 1st<\/sup>, and the sun sets at 8:00 p.m., PDT. Venus is 51-percent illuminated and 23 arcseconds wide. On the 4th<\/sup>, Venus is at greatest eastern elongation, visually the farthest away from the sun, 45 degrees to the east. On the 30th<\/sup>, the sun sets at 8:09 p.m., PDT, and Venus sets at 10:36 p.m., PDT, and is 32-percent illuminated and 32 arcseconds wide. Venus continues to increase in brightness and width and to decrease in the percentage of the disk that is illuminated.<\/p>\n

Mars<\/strong> moves from Cancer the Crab into Leo the Lion on the 20th<\/sup>. On the 1st<\/sup>, Mars sets west-northwest at 11:51 p.m., PDT, and is 93-percent illuminated and 4.7 arcseconds wide, too small to see a disk in most telescopes. On the 30th<\/sup>, Mars sets at 10:49 p.m., PDT.<\/p>\n

Jupiter<\/strong> is in Aries the Ram on the 19th<\/sup>. On the 1st<\/sup>, Jupiter rises due east-northeast at 3:46 a.m., PDT. On the 30th<\/sup>, Jupiter rises at 2:09 a.m., PDT. The disk is 34 arcseconds wide. A magnification of 50x will show the Red Spot, and the four bright Galilean moons may be seen moving back and forth, roughly in a line centered on Jupiter.<\/p>\n

Saturn<\/strong> is in Aquarius the Water Bearer. On the 1st<\/sup>, the planet rises in the east-southeast at 1:18 a.m., PDT, and on the 30th<\/sup>, the planet rises at 11:21 p.m., PDT. Saturn is 17 arcseconds wide. A magnification of 50x is needed to see the rings and Saturn\u2019s largest moon Titan.<\/p>\n

Uranus<\/strong> is in Aries the Ram. On the 1st<\/sup>, Uranus rises due east-northeast at 4:34 a.m., PDT, and on the 30th<\/sup>, Uranus rises at 2:45 a.m., PDT.\u00a0 On the 15th<\/sup>, Uranus is at Right Ascension 3h<\/sup> 14m<\/sup> 30s<\/sup> and declination of +17\u00b0 41\u02b9 56\u02ba. A magnification of 150x is needed to see its 3.4-arcsecond wide disk.<\/p>\n

Neptune<\/strong> is in Pisces the Fishes. On the 1st<\/sup>, the planet rises toward the east-southeast at 2:11 a.m., PDT. On the 30th<\/sup>, Neptune rises at 12:17 a.m., PDT. On the 15th<\/sup>, Neptune is at Right Ascension 23h<\/sup> 53m<\/sup> 13s<\/sup> and declination -2\u00b0 3\u02b9 52\u02ba.\u00a0 A magnification of 150x is needed to see its 2.3-arcsecond wide disk.<\/p>\n

Full moon occurs on the 3rd<\/sup>, last quarter on the 10th<\/sup>, new moon on the 17th<\/sup>, and first quarter on the 26th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

SPECIAL EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Summer begins <\/strong>in the northern hemisphere, and winter in the southern hemisphere, at 7:58 a.m., PDT, on June 21. At this precise moment, the sun reaches its northernmost point on the ecliptic.\u00a0 This point and the time the sun meets it are called the summer solstice. Summer ends with the autumnal equinox on September 22.<\/p>\n

Follow All Space Considered and Griffith Observatory on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter for updates on astronomy and space-related events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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