There are no major showers active in June. Weak Ophiuchids will peak on June 20 with the maximum rate of meteors expected to be visible from a dark location around 5 per hour (ZHR). The Moon will be 4 days old at the time, and as such will present minimal interference.
Full Strawberry Moon, also known as Full Rose Moon and the Full Honey Moon, is scheduled for June 2. Venus will reach greatest eastern elongation of 45.4 degrees from the Sun and shine brightly at mag -5.0 on June 6.
The Moon will be located on the same side of the Earth as the Sun - New Moon - on June 16 making this day the best day of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters.
June Solstice - at 16:38 UTC on June 21, Earth's North Pole will be tilted toward the Sun, which will reach its northernmost position in the sky and will be directly over the Tropic of Cancer at 23.44 degrees north latitude. This will be the first day of summer (summer solstice) in the northern hemisphere and the first day of winter (winter solstice) in the southern hemisphere.
