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June 1973

A penumbral lunar eclipse in Sagittarius on June 15 and a total solar eclipse in Cancer on June 30; the summer solstice falls on June 21.

Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer

8° Cancer · June 30, 7:38 am ET

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This month

  • New Moon · GeminiJun 1 · 12:35 am
  • First Quarter · VirgoJun 7 · 5:11 pm
  • Full Moon · SagittariusJun 15 · 4:35 pm
  • Last Quarter · AriesJun 23 · 3:46 pm
  • New Moon · CancerJun 30 · 7:39 am
  • Penumbral lunar eclipse · 24° SagittariusJun 15 · 4:50 pm
  • Total solar eclipse · 8° CancerJun 30 · 7:38 am
  • Summer SolsticeJun 21 · 9:01 am
  • Pluto stations directJun 11 · 4:27 pm
  • Uranus stations directJun 26 · 6:06 pm

All times Eastern (America/New_York) — the printed edition's anchor.

Notable aspects

  • Mars opposition PlutoJun 23 · 7:41 am
  • Mars trine NeptuneJun 28 · 7:03 pm
  • Mars square SaturnJun 11 · 1:09 am
  • Sun trine JupiterJun 2 · 3:52 pm
  • Sun trine UranusJun 9 · 9:56 pm
  • Mercury square UranusJun 16 · 2:52 am
  • Sun square MarsJun 22 · 8:14 pm