Lunar Calendar Month June 2020 (Sierra Leone)

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 Freetown, Sierra Leone during June 2020.

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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
full moon	2020-06-05	19:12
3rd quarter	2020-06-13	06:24
new moon	2020-06-21	06:41
1st quarter	2020-06-28	08:16

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during June 2020.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance
Perigee	2020-06-03	03:38	364,365 km
Apogee	2020-06-15	00:58	404,596 km
Perigee	2020-06-30	02:10	368,957 km

Eclipses in June 2020

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during June 2020. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of Sierra Leone.

Type	Dates	Saros	Notes
solar eclipse	2020-06-21	137	Middle eclipse of Saros series
lunar eclipse	2020-06-05	111

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
Jupiter	2020-06-08 17:19
Saturn	2020-06-09 02:19
Mars	2020-06-12 23:53
Venus	2020-06-19 08:52
Beehive	2020-06-24 00:33

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 30 days of June 2020.

June 2020
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 23	1Monday 70.8% illuminated Age:9.4	2Tuesday 80.8% illuminated Age:10.5	3Wednesday 89.3% illuminated Age:11.6	4Thursday 95.5% illuminated Age:12.8	5Friday 99.1% illuminated Age:13.9	6Saturday 99.9% illuminated Age:15	7Sunday 98.1% illuminated Age:16.1
Week 24	8Monday 93.9% illuminated Age:17.1	9Tuesday 87.7% illuminated Age:18.1	10Wednesday 80.1% illuminated Age:19.1	11Thursday 71.4% illuminated Age:20.1	12Friday 62.1% illuminated Age:21	13Saturday 52.6% illuminated Age:21.9	14Sunday 43.1% illuminated Age:22.8
Week 25	15Monday 33.9% illuminated Age:23.7	16Tuesday 25.2% illuminated Age:24.6	17Wednesday 17.4% illuminated Age:25.5	18Thursday 10.7% illuminated Age:26.4	19Friday 5.4% illuminated Age:27.3	20Saturday 1.8% illuminated Age:28.3	21Sunday 0.1% illuminated Age:29.3
Week 26	22Monday 0.6% illuminated Age:0.7	23Tuesday 3.4% illuminated Age:1.7	24Wednesday 8.4% illuminated Age:2.8	25Thursday 15.6% illuminated Age:3.8	26Friday 24.6% illuminated Age:4.9	27Saturday 34.9% illuminated Age:5.9	28Sunday 46.1% illuminated Age:7
Week 27	29Monday 57.5% illuminated Age:8.1	30Tuesday 68.6% illuminated Age:9.2	1Wednesday	2Thursday	3Friday	4Saturday	5Sunday
	6Monday	7Tuesday	8Wednesday	9Thursday	10Friday	11Saturday	12Sunday
	13Monday	14Tuesday	15Wednesday	16Thursday	17Friday	18Saturday	19Sunday