THE MOON
THE MOON
- Moon phases - June 2000
June, 2nd: New Moon
h 12.16 UT
June, 9th: First Quarter
h 03.31 UT
June, 16th: Full Moon
h 22.28 UT
June, 25th: Last Quarter
h 01.02 UT
Lunar phase in this moment
- Moon apsides - June 2000 (maximum and minimum distance Moon-Earth)
June, 3rd: Perigee 359.094 Km
h 13UT
June, 18th: Apogee 406.098 Km h 13UT
- Moon nodes - June 2000
The moon crosses the ecliptic
two times per month. The points where the lunar orbit meets the
ecliptic are called nodes.
The node is descending if the Moon
goes from north to south, the node is ascending if the Moon goes
from south to north. Whenever the moon crosses the ecliptic plane
when the phase is new moon, a solar eclipse occurs, if the phase
is full moon a lunar eclipse occurs.
June, 5th: ascending node
h 08.53 UT (phase: 13%)
June, 19th: descending node
h 08.34 UT (phase: 94%)
UT=Universal time
The UT, used by astronomers, is corresponding to Greenwich Mean Time.
