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SkyWatch: June 2018

Dates and times are Universal Time
Positions are geocentric J2000
Pluto's position is astrometric, i.e., it accounts for the approx. 6 hour light-time
Elongations are in degrees
Calculations by Brian D. Warner

Location Information for Rise/Set times
Enter Longitude and Latitude in degrees (e.g., 39.1003).
Western/Southern Hemisphere = negative
Enter UTOffset in hours (e.g., 9.5)

Examples: Colo Spgs, CO: –105 +39 -7.0; Adelaide, Australia = +138 –34 +9.5)

Sun Information

Currently (Fri, 2018 Jun 22 10:53 UT)

RA    06 02 21.5
Dec   +23 26 09.0
X     -0.013037
Y      0.932367
Z      0.404186
R      1.016290

Local time for sunrise/sunset/twilight
Civil Twilight (CT): Sun 6º below horizon
Nautical Twilight (NT): Sun 12º below horizon
Astronomical Twilight (AT): Sun 18º below horizon

Local
Date AT
Start NT
Start CT
Start Sun
Rise Sun
Set CT
End NT
End AT
End
2018 Jun 21    02:34 03:21 04:01 04:33 19:28 20:00 20:41 21:27
2018 Jun 22    02:34 03:21 04:02 04:34 19:28 20:00 20:41 21:27
2018 Jun 23    02:35 03:21 04:02 04:34 19:28 20:00 20:41 21:27

Moon Information

Currently (Fri, 2018 Jun 22 10:53 UT)

RA          13 42 25.6
Dec         -05 09 01.0
Phase       0.711  (+ = waxing; - = waning)
Parallax    0.941 degrees
Diameter    30.78 arcminutes
Elong (RA)  115E

Local time for moon rise/transit/set (for UT date)
UT Date Rise Transit Set
2018 Jun 21 12:17 18:36 00:44
2018 Jun 22 13:20 19:23 01:14
2018 Jun 23 14:22 20:09 01:45

Phases for 2018
       New                    First                  Full                   Last
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Dec 18 2017  06:31     Dec 26 2017  09:21     Jan 02 2018  02:25     Jan 08 2018  22:26     
Jan 17 2018  02:18     Jan 24 2018  22:21     Jan 31 2018  13:27     Feb 07 2018  15:55     
Feb 15 2018  21:06     Feb 23 2018  08:10     Mar 02 2018  00:52     Mar 09 2018  11:21     
Mar 17 2018  13:13     Mar 24 2018  15:36     Mar 31 2018  12:38     Apr 08 2018  07:18     
Apr 16 2018  01:58     Apr 22 2018  21:46     Apr 30 2018  00:59     May 08 2018  02:09     
May 15 2018  11:49     May 22 2018  03:50     May 29 2018  14:21     Jun 06 2018  18:32     
Jun 13 2018  19:44     Jun 20 2018  10:51     Jun 28 2018  04:54     Jul 06 2018  07:52     
Jul 13 2018  02:49     Jul 19 2018  19:53     Jul 27 2018  20:21     Aug 04 2018  18:19     
Aug 11 2018  09:58     Aug 18 2018  07:49     Aug 26 2018  11:57     Sep 03 2018  02:38     
Sep 09 2018  18:02     Sep 16 2018  23:16     Sep 25 2018  02:53     Oct 02 2018  09:46     
Oct 09 2018  03:48     Oct 16 2018  18:03     Oct 24 2018  16:46     Oct 31 2018  16:41     
Nov 07 2018  16:03     Nov 15 2018  14:55     Nov 23 2018  05:40     Nov 30 2018  00:20     
Dec 07 2018  07:21     Dec 15 2018  11:50     Dec 22 2018  17:49     Dec 29 2018  09:35     
Jan 06 2019  01:29     Jan 14 2019  06:46     Jan 21 2019  05:17     Jan 27 2019  21:11     
Feb 04 2019  21:04     Feb 12 2019  22:27     Feb 19 2019  15:54     Feb 26 2019  11:28     
Planet Information
Currently  (Fri, 2018 Jun 22  10:53 UT) 
Local Rise/Transit/Set times are given at the end of each line
Sun         06 02 21.5   +23 26 09.0       
Opposition  18 02 21.5   -23 26 09.0   180E   19:25   23:59   04:34
Mercury     07 20 03.8   +24 08 35.7    18E   05:52   13:15   20:38
Venus       08 49 42.9   +19 47 09.3    39E   07:41   14:46   21:51
Mars        20 49 58.2   -22 14 34.0   142W   21:57   02:39   07:11
Jupiter     14 45 59.1   -14 49 54.4   133E   15:37   20:43   01:50
Saturn      18 25 55.1   -22 26 35.7   174W   19:32   00:14   04:47
Uranus      01 57 58.5   +11 28 51.6    59W   01:24   07:57   14:31
Neptune     23 10 50.1   -06 19 02.1   104W   23:19   04:59   10:30
Pluto       19 27 27.7   -21 42 49.8   160W   20:31   01:16   05:52 
Selected Positions for June 2018                Jun 01 2018                       Jun 16 2018                       Jun 30 2018
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Sun         04 34 23.9  +21 58 46.8           05 36 21.5  +23 19 31.8           07 40 06.4  +21 26 42.3      
Opposition  16 34 23.9  -21 58 46.8  180E     17 36 21.5  -23 19 31.8  180E     19 40 06.4  -21 26 42.3  180E
Mercury     04 08 11.2  +20 48 54.9    6W     06 27 50.5  +25 08 27.7   12E     09 24 57.1  +13 55 02.6   26E
Venus       07 04 11.1  +24 31 25.6   34E     08 19 45.4  +21 38 06.8   38E     10 34 00.8  +10 16 47.8   43E
Mars        20 32 50.3  -21 46 47.1  125W     20 47 00.4  -21 57 24.6  136W     20 43 07.3  -24 23 35.2  165W
Jupiter     14 52 58.3  -15 16 08.8  155E     14 47 34.7  -14 55 31.3  139E     14 44 01.0  -14 47 22.2  110E
Saturn      18 32 11.5  -22 21 02.4  153W     18 27 52.3  -22 24 54.5  168W     18 18 31.3  -22 32 45.6  161E
Uranus      01 54 36.1  +11 10 45.9   40W     01 57 05.0  +11 24 07.3   53W     02 00 26.5  +11 41 42.8   81W
Neptune     23 10 30.3  -06 20 09.0   84W     23 10 49.9  -06 18 46.0   98W     23 10 09.0  -06 24 20.7  127W
Pluto       19 29 15.9  -21 37 00.2  140W     19 28 02.3  -21 41 00.3  154W     19 25 03.2  -21 50 04.6  176E

Local Date	AT Start	NT Start	CT Start	Sun Rise	Sun Set	CT End	NT End	AT End
2018 Jun 21	02:34	03:21	04:01	04:33	19:28	20:00	20:41	21:27
2018 Jun 22	02:34	03:21	04:02	04:34	19:28	20:00	20:41	21:27
2018 Jun 23	02:35	03:21	04:02	04:34	19:28	20:00	20:41	21:27

UT Date	Rise	Transit	Set
2018 Jun 21	12:17	18:36	00:44
2018 Jun 22	13:20	19:23	01:14
2018 Jun 23	14:22	20:09	01:45