SkyWatch: June 2026

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)

Longitude   Latitude   UTOffset  

Sun Information

Currently (Wed, 2026 Jun 03 04:16 UT)
RA 04 42 22.5
Dec +22 14 13.9
X 0.309054
Y 0.886296
Z 0.384189
R 1.014217

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
2026 Jun 02   02:3803:2304:0204:3419:2019:5120:3121:16
2026 Jun 03   02:3703:2204:0204:3319:2019:5220:3221:17
2026 Jun 04   02:3603:2204:0204:3319:2119:5320:3221:18

 


Moon Information


Currently (Wed, 2026 Jun 03 04:16 UT)
RA          18 59 40.6
Dec -26 35 06.7
Phase -0.927  (+ = waxing; - = waning)
Parallax 0.902 degrees
Diameter 29.50 arcminutes
Elong (RA) 146W

Local time for moon rise/transit/set (for UT date)

UT DateRiseTransitSet
2026 Jun 0221:0401:3105:59
2026 Jun 0321:4902:2207:01
2026 Jun 0422:2703:1108:05

Phases for 2026

New First Full Last
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Nov 20 2025 06:48 Nov 28 2025 07:00 Dec 04 2025 23:15 Dec 11 2025 20:52
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 10:56

Planet Information


Currently (Wed, 2026 Jun 03 04:16 UT)
Local Rise/Transit/Set times are given at the end of each line
Sun         04 42 22.5   +22 14 13.9       
Opposition 16 42 22.5 -22 14 13.9 180E 19:16 23:55 04:34
Mercury 06 09 27.2 +25 34 54.8 20E 05:53 13:22 20:50
Venus 07 16 29.9 +24 14 46.9 35E 07:06 14:29 21:51
Mars 02 34 36.0 +14 30 38.7 31W 03:03 09:48 16:33
Jupiter 07 44 12.1 +21 41 53.2 42E 07:46 14:57 22:08
Saturn 00 47 51.1 +02 40 17.8 60W 01:57 08:02 14:07
Uranus 03 58 59.4 +20 21 56.5 10W 04:07 11:13 18:18
Neptune 00 15 49.6 +00 15 02.2 68W 01:33 07:30 13:27
Pluto 20 33 36.3 -23 02 42.9 127W 22:57 03:36 08:07

 

Selected Positions for June 2026
                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