During the short summer nights, the spring figures Leo, Virgo and Bootes appear in the south-west sky. During the night the magnificent summer triangle of Vega in the lyre, Deneb in the swan and Atair in the eagle dominates high in the southern firmament.
In the hours following midnight, a beautiful chain of planets shines low in the southeastern sky. The ringed planet Saturn is on the far right. Further to the left is brilliant Jupiter, dimmer Mars and finally towering Venus gracing the dawn.
The moon next to the planets
The passage of the moon to the planets is particularly attractive. The waning Moon accompanies Saturn on the night of June 18-19.
On the morning of June 21, the crescent moon will be near Jupiter, and then on the following night exactly between Jupiter and Mars. On the morning of June 26, the crescent moon and Venus will be close together.
The moon shines as a full disc on June 13th and 14th. In Scorpio and Sagittarius it moves lower across the sky than ever before this year – and enchants the short summer nights with its silvery-yellow light.
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