Lunar Calendar Month June 2024 (Malta)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Valletta, Malta during June 2024.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phases	Dates	Time
new moon	2024-06-06	14:38
1st quarter	2024-06-14	07:18
full moon	2024-06-22	03:08
3rd quarter	2024-06-28	23:53

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during June 2024.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance
Perigee	2024-06-02	09:24	368,107 km
Apogee	2024-06-14	15:37	404,077 km
Perigee	2024-06-27	13:46	369,291 km

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical Objects	Date and Time
Mars	2024-06-03 01:37
Pollux	2024-06-09 09:23
Beehive	2024-06-10 09:34
Spica	2024-06-16 19:28
Antares	2024-06-20 12:33
Saturn	2024-06-27 16:52

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 30 days of June 2024.

June 2024
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 22	27 Monday	28 Tuesday	29 Wednesday	30 Thursday	31 Friday	1Saturday 36.5% illuminated Age: 23.4	2Sunday 25.8% illuminated Age: 24.5
Week 23	3Monday 16.3% illuminated Age: 25.6	4Tuesday 8.7% illuminated Age: 26.7	5Wednesday 3.3% illuminated Age: 27.8	6Thursday 0.5% illuminated Age: 28.9	7Friday 0.2% illuminated Age: 0.4	8Saturday 2.4% illuminated Age: 1.5	9Sunday 6.7% illuminated Age: 2.5
Week 24	10Monday 12.8% illuminated Age: 3.4	11Tuesday 20.2% illuminated Age: 4.4	12Wednesday 28.6% illuminated Age: 5.3	13Thursday 37.7% illuminated Age: 6.2	14Friday 47.1% illuminated Age: 7.1	15Saturday 56.6% illuminated Age: 8	16Sunday 65.8% illuminated Age: 8.9
Week 25	17Monday 74.6% illuminated Age: 9.8	18Tuesday 82.6% illuminated Age: 10.7	19Wednesday 89.5% illuminated Age: 11.7	20Thursday 94.9% illuminated Age: 12.6	21Friday 98.5% illuminated Age: 13.6	22Saturday 100% illuminated Age: 14.6	23Sunday 99.1% illuminated Age: 15.7
Week 26	24Monday 95.7% illuminated Age: 16.7	25Tuesday 89.9% illuminated Age: 17.8	26Wednesday 81.9% illuminated Age: 18.9	27Thursday 72.2% illuminated Age: 20	28Friday 61.4% illuminated Age: 21.1	29Saturday 50% illuminated Age: 22.1	30Sunday 38.6% illuminated Age: 23.2
	1 Monday	2 Tuesday	3 Wednesday	4 Thursday	5 Friday	6 Saturday	7 Sunday
	8 Monday	9 Tuesday	10 Wednesday	11 Thursday	12 Friday	13 Saturday	14 Sunday