Wednesday, June 27, 2018

June 27 - Saturn Is Near Tonight's Moon

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Tonight … Full Strawberry Moon and Saturn
The date of June's full moon depends on your location. For U.S. time zones, full moon comes June 27. For much of the rest of the world, full moon comes June 28. For all of us, Saturn is nearby.
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Tonight … Full Moon
Jörgen Andersson of Swedish Landscape & Nature Photos captured this peaceful image of the nearly full moon at Big Lake, Storsjön, Sweden on June 25.
Tonight … Full Moon and Saturn
Our charts are set for the middle of the contiguous U.S., but - if you're elsewhere - don't let that deter you. For all of us, Saturn is the brightest object near Wednesday night's moon.
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