Events

June – September 2013

Jun
20
Thu
Summer Solstice
Jun 20 @ 10:04 pm – 11:04 pm

In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year when the Sun is farthest north. In the southern hemisphere, winter and summer solstices are exchanged. The summer solstice marks the first day of the season of summer. The declination of the Sun on the (northern) summer solstice is known as the tropic of cancer (23° 27′).

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/SummerSolstice.html

Jun
23
Sun
Full Moon
Jun 23 @ 4:33 am – 5:33 am

June’s Full Moon is the “Flower Moon”, “Strawberry Moon”, “Honey Moon”, “Rose Moon”, “Hot Moon”, “Planting Moon”, or “Wat Poornima”.

Jun
25
Tue
Mercury Retrograde Begins
Jun 25 – Jun 26 all-day

see http://cantonbecker.com/retrograde for details…

Jul
8
Mon
New Moon
Jul 8 @ 12:15 am – 1:15 am
Jul
19
Fri
Mercury Retrograde Ends
Jul 19 – Jul 20 all-day

see http://cantonbecker.com/retrograde for details…

Jul
22
Mon
Full Moon
Jul 22 @ 11:16 am – 12:16 pm

July’s Full Moon is the “Hay Moon”, “Buck Moon”, “Thunder Moon”, “Mead Moon”, or “Guru Poornima”.

Aug
6
Tue
New Moon
Aug 6 @ 2:51 pm – 3:51 pm
Aug
11
Sun
Perseid Meteor Shower
Aug 11 – Aug 12 all-day

The Perseid meteor shower will reach its maximum rate of activity. Some meteors will be visible each night from 23 Jul to 20 Aug, but the best show will be on this evening. The maximum number of meteors expected to be visible from a dark location is around 80 per hour (ZHR). The Moon will be 7 days old at the time of peak activity, and so will present significant interference in the early evening sky. Shucks again!

Aug
20
Tue
Full Moon
Aug 20 @ 6:45 pm – 7:45 pm

August’s Full Moon is the “Grain Moon”, “Sturgeon Moon”, “Red Moon”, “Green Corn Moon”, “Lightning Moon”, “Dog Moon”, or “Narali Poornima”.

Sep
5
Thu
New Moon
Sep 5 @ 4:37 am – 5:37 am