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Bruce McClure

June solstice full moon in 2016

Celebrate a June solstice full moon on June 20, 2016. It's the Northern Hemisphere's first summer solstice full moon since 1967, aka the Summer of Love.

Bruce McClure

June 20, 2016

Solstice eve moon still near Saturn

The June 19 moon, near Saturn on solstice eve, looks full. The June 20 full moon falls on the solstice. Links and info here.

Bruce McClure

June 19, 2016

Moon and Saturn on June 18

If you can't see Saturn in front of the moon on June 18, 2016, place your finger in front of the moon to reduce its glare.

Bruce McClure

June 18, 2016

Moon between Mars and Saturn June 17

The star Antares is nearby, too. Identify the triangle of Mars, Saturn and Antares and watch them for months to come.

Bruce McClure

June 17, 2016

Moon and Mars on June 16

The bright red object near tonight's moon is Mars. Why it's still so bright and a word about the highly variable brightness of this neighboring world.

Bruce McClure

June 16, 2016

Moon, Mars, Spica on June 15

We passed between Mars and the sun on May 22, and Mars still shines brightly. It's twice as bright as Spica tonight. Spica is blue-white, while Mars is red.

Bruce McClure

June 15, 2016

Moon and Jupiter again on June 11

Jupiter and the moon rule the evening sky tonight. Also, look for reddish Mars, which is nearly a match for Jupiter in brightness.

Bruce McClure

June 11, 2016

Moon and Jupiter in Leo on June 10

Between June 10 and June 11, 2016, the moon will sweep past giant Jupiter on the sky's dome.

Bruce McClure

June 10, 2016

Crescent moon and Ramadan

Starting at sunset on June 5 and 6, Muslims around the world will be looking for the young crescent moon to return to the evening sky.

Bruce McClure

June 5, 2016

Watch these 3 planets on June evenings

Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all bright and beautiful in June 2016.

Bruce McClure

June 1, 2016

Bruce McClure

Bruce McClure served as lead writer for EarthSky's popular Tonight pages from 2004 to 2021, when he opted for a much-deserved retirement. You can still find many articles at EarthSky.org that were originally written by Bruce, and which the EarthSky editors still update regularly. Bruce is a sundial aficionado, whose love for the heavens has taken him to Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and sailing in the North Atlantic, where he earned his celestial navigation certificate through the School of Ocean Sailing and Navigation. He also wrote and hosted public astronomy programs and planetarium programs in and around his home in upstate New York. Bruce he loves cycles of all kinds! You can still find many articles at EarthSky with Bruce's name on them, exploring the various, intricate cycles of the sky.