Moon in Leo’s Sickle, Venus Near Beehive; Saturn Pre-Dawn Show
On June 18, the Moon sits in Leo near the Sickle as Venus closes in on the Beehive Cluster (M44) in Cancer after sunset; in the pre-dawn eastern sky, Saturn shines in Pisces with its nearby moon Dione passing nearly north of Saturn around 4:30 a.m. PDT on June 19. Sunrise is 5:31 a.m., sunset 8:31 p.m., and the Moon is a 22% waxing crescent.