Planet Scenes June 2026
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June 4: Planets in the Evening Every clear or even just semi-clear evening, I take a picture of the planets in case the weather isn't cooperating on the 8th and 9th (the dates of closest approach). Here we see the three planets from a vantage point in King George County, Virginia. |
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June 3: Planets in the Evening Jupiter and Venus continue to close the gap between them. Although it appears from night to night that Jupiter is sinking and Venus holding steady, the actual situation when referenced against the starry background, is that Venus is racing eastward along the ecliptic and Jupiter is moving slowly eastward, so that it is Venus that is overtaking Jupiter, not vice versa. |
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June 2: Planets in the Evening Three planets adorn the constellation Gemini in the west after sunset in early June. Mercury will continue to increase in elongation until June 15, while Venus and Jupiter will have their conjunction a week earlier on the 8th. |
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