ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS: | AstroGiornale

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS: - Moon at Last Quarter. The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise. - June solstice. 21 June will be the longest day of 2022 in the northern hemisphere. - Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter. The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°44'. - Mars at perihelion. Mars reaches its closest point to the Sun. - Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter. The Moon and Jupiter pass within 2°26' of each other.