Night sky highlights for June 2025

Check out the night sky this month, June 2025. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe.

** What’s Up: June 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASANASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in June 2025?

Saturn and Venus in the morning sky, and Mars at night. June brings the longest and shortest day of the year, depending on your hemisphere. And make your way out to dark skies to marvel at the Milky Way Galaxy’s core.

0:00 Intro
0:13 June planet viewing
1:09 Milky Way core season
1:59 June solstice
3:36 June Moon phases

Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What’s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching/whats-up/.

The phases of the Moon for June 2025. Credits NASA JPL

** What to see in the night sky: June 2025BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the sky this month.

** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – June 2025Sky & Telescope Youtube

Let’s go on a 13-minute tour of “what’s up” in the June nighttime sky. This month we’ll celebrate the Sun’s solstice; follow the Moon through all its phases and close encounters; track down a couple of faint constellations; and shine a spotlight on the star Arcturus. So grab your curiosity, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour episode.

See also

** The Night Sky | June 2025 | The Northern Lights | Aurora Borealis | Late Night Astronomy

Let’s explore the wonders of the Night Sky for June of 2025!

Timestamps:
0:00 The Northern Lights
1:28 The Moon
3:05 The Planets
4:10 Deep Sky Objects

** What’s in the Sky this Month | June 2025High Point Scientific on Youtube

In this episode of What’s in the Sky this Month, Teagan reviews some of the beautiful celestial objects you can see in June!

Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
00:32 – Mars, Regulus, and Moon Conjuction
01:29 – The Hercules Cluster
02:19 – The Spindle Galaxy
03:01 – Graffias
03:36 – The Beehive Cluster
03:58 – Nearest Neighbors
05:10 – Conclusion

** Night Sky Notebook June 2025| Peter Detterline

What is happening looking skyward in the month of June 2025.

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