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SkyWatch: June 2026
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Dates and times are Universal Time |
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)
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 (Wed, 2026 Jun 24 09:31 UT)
RA 06 10 27.6Dec +23 24 50.2
X -0.045027
Y 0.931597
Z 0.403828
R 1.016355
Local time for sunrise/sunset/twilight
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 |
| 2026 Jun 23 | 02:35 | 03:21 | 04:02 | 04:34 | 19:28 | 20:00 | 20:41 | 21:27 |
| 2026 Jun 24 | 02:35 | 03:22 | 04:02 | 04:34 | 19:28 | 20:00 | 20:41 | 21:27 |
| 2026 Jun 25 | 02:36 | 03:22 | 04:03 | 04:35 | 19:28 | 20:00 | 20:41 | 21:27 |
Moon Information
Currently (Wed, 2026 Jun 24 09:31 UT)
RA 13 50 58.3Selected Positions for June 2026
Dec -16 05 33.8
Phase 0.742 (+ = waxing; - = waning)
Parallax 0.914 degrees
Diameter 29.87 arcminutes
Elong (RA) 115ELocal time for moon rise/transit/set (for UT date)
UT Date Rise Transit Set 2026 Jun 23 13:01 18:44 00:15 2026 Jun 24 14:03 19:27 00:39 2026 Jun 25 15:05 20:11 01:06 Phases for 2026
New First Full Last
Nov 20 2025 06:48 Nov 28 2025 07:00 Dec 04 2025 23:15 Dec 11 2025 20:52
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Dec 20 2025 01:44 Dec 27 2025 19:11 Jan 03 2026 10:04 Jan 10 2026 15:49
Jan 18 2026 19:53 Jan 26 2026 04:48 Feb 01 2026 22:10 Feb 09 2026 12:44
Feb 17 2026 12:02 Feb 24 2026 12:28 Mar 03 2026 11:39 Mar 11 2026 09:39
Mar 19 2026 01:24 Mar 25 2026 19:18 Apr 02 2026 02:12 Apr 10 2026 04:52
Apr 17 2026 11:52 Apr 24 2026 02:32 May 01 2026 17:24 May 09 2026 21:11
May 16 2026 20:01 May 23 2026 11:12 May 31 2026 08:45 Jun 08 2026 10:01
Jun 15 2026 02:54 Jun 21 2026 21:56 Jun 29 2026 23:57 Jul 07 2026 19:30
Jul 14 2026 09:44 Jul 21 2026 11:06 Jul 29 2026 14:36 Aug 06 2026 02:22
Aug 12 2026 17:37 Aug 20 2026 02:47 Aug 28 2026 04:19 Sep 04 2026 07:52
Sep 11 2026 03:27 Sep 18 2026 20:44 Sep 26 2026 16:49 Oct 03 2026 13:26
Oct 10 2026 15:50 Oct 18 2026 16:13 Oct 26 2026 04:12 Nov 01 2026 20:29
Nov 09 2026 07:02 Nov 17 2026 11:48 Nov 24 2026 14:54 Dec 01 2026 06:09
Dec 09 2026 00:52 Dec 17 2026 05:43 Dec 24 2026 01:29 Dec 30 2026 19:00
Jan 07 2027 20:25 Jan 15 2027 20:35 Jan 22 2027 12:18 Jan 29 2027 10:56Planet Information
Currently (Wed, 2026 Jun 24 09:31 UT)
Local Rise/Transit/Set times are given at the end of each line
Sun 06 10 27.6 +23 24 50.2
Opposition 18 10 27.6 -23 24 50.2 180E 19:25 23:59 04:34
Mercury 07 46 05.2 +20 26 05.6 22E 06:29 13:36 20:42
Venus 09 00 38.7 +19 01 03.9 40E 07:47 14:49 21:51
Mars 03 36 36.9 +18 58 14.3 36W 02:25 09:26 16:27
Jupiter 08 02 16.2 +20 54 32.5 26E 06:44 13:52 21:00
Saturn 00 53 19.3 +03 09 18.4 79W 00:38 06:45 12:51
Uranus 04 03 55.6 +20 35 59.1 29W 02:48 09:55 17:01
Neptune 00 16 50.7 +00 20 26.8 88W 00:11 06:08 12:06
Pluto 20 32 15.6 -23 11 04.0 148W 21:34 02:13 06:43
Jun 01 2026 Jun 16 2026 Jun 30 2026
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Sun 04 34 11.0 +21 58 16.2 05 36 08.3 +23 19 21.5 07 39 54.1 +21 27 08.4
Opposition 16 34 11.0 -21 58 16.2 180E 17 36 08.3 -23 19 21.5 180E 19 39 54.1 -21 27 08.4 180E
Mercury 05 54 38.3 +25 35 07.0 19E 07 22 57.8 +23 03 22.7 25E 07 17 23.8 +17 16 28.1 7W
Venus 07 06 12.2 +24 30 05.2 35E 08 21 30.4 +21 33 10.3 38E 10 34 58.2 +10 08 40.8 43E
Mars 02 28 49.5 +14 01 39.5 31W 03 12 24.4 +17 23 38.7 34W 04 40 57.0 +22 04 32.8 41W
Jupiter 07 42 35.5 +21 45 44.6 44E 07 55 04.7 +21 14 17.0 32E 08 21 51.1 +19 54 54.3 10E
Saturn 00 47 13.7 +02 36 48.5 58W 00 51 28.0 +02 59 52.5 72W 00 56 22.5 +03 22 03.9 99W
Uranus 03 58 30.4 +20 20 32.1 8W 04 02 03.8 +20 30 45.6 22W 04 08 18.0 +20 47 55.3 49W
Neptune 00 15 41.3 +00 14 14.5 66W 00 16 33.2 +00 19 01.5 81W 00 16 58.0 +00 19 59.2 109W
Pluto 20 33 41.5 -23 02 01.1 125W 20 32 51.2 -23 07 38.7 140W 20 30 21.4 -23 20 33.6 168W