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JuneInformation about the Sun and Moon for this monthCURRENT MOON
 Haratua, the 12th Maori lunar month began on the evening of May 15th. Pipiri, 1st Maori lunar month begins on the evening of June 13th. Partial Eclipse: There will be a partial eclipse of the Moon on June 26th. The moment of full moon occurs at 11:30pm. MATARIKI & THE MAORI NEW YEAR Matariki, the Pleiades star cluster, was at Solar conjunction on May 20th. This marked the end of the old Maori year. In early June, from about the 2nd (depending on sky conditions), Matariki will reappear in the north-eastern dawn twilight. This was the herald of the new-year. In pre-European times the year began at the following full-moon, which this year is on June 26th. In later times times, due to the influence of Europeans, the new-year was moved to the sighting of the new-moon, which this year occurs on June 13th. |
The Sun is in Taurus, moving into Gemini on June 15th. On the 21st of June the Sun reaches its furthest point north of the celestial equator. This is the southern hemisphere Winter Solstice.
Date Sunrise Sunset
June 01 7:37am 5:00pm
June 11 7:43am 4:58pm
June 21 7:47am 4:58pm Winter Solstice
July 01 7:48am 5:02pm
THE MOON
APOGEE (farthest from Earth): June 4th at 404,266km.
PERIGEE (closest to the Earth): June16th at 365,937km.