Today:
Just before 9 o’clock, reprising a scene from early this month, the Moon is just one day shy of being Full as it rises in the company of the red star Antares in the twilight, coming into view as the sky darkens from 9:00 to 9:30 PM. Like earlier this month, the Moon’s orbit shifts it slowly east, while the spinning Earth sends it west, cresting low in the south about a half hour after midnight.
Sunday:
The Full “Milk” Moon rises as the sun sets, climbing a bit higher and due southeast as darkness settles in by 9 o’clock or so, edging through the constellation Scorpius. Cast your gaze to the upper right of the Moon, where you can identify the bright and reddish star Antares, the so-called Heart of the Scorpion. There are also references to a Blue Moon, though this comes from astrology and social media, rather than astronomy.
Monday:
The fading western twilight from 9:15 to 9:30 PM always features four prominent stars as June gets underway. Lowest of the quartet shines Procyon, the Little Dog, due west, and getting ready to set. Well right in the northwest appears Capella, the fourth brightest star we can see. Ordinarlily, we conclude with the Twins of Gemini higher and between them, but this year includes Mercury, also low between them, and the stunning Venus (brighter) and Jupiter (higher) within this stellar grouping.