See Venus And Jupiter’s Brilliant ‘Kiss’ After Sunset In June

BreakingInnovationScienceSee Venus And Jupiter’s Brilliant ‘Kiss’ After Sunset In JuneByJamie Carter,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky.Follow AuthorMay 31, 2026, 03:00am EDTToplineDespite hosting the shortest nights of the year for skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere, June brings one of the year’s finest months for casual stargazing, with bright planets and delicate crescent moons dominating the post-sunset hour. The highlight is a dazzling conjunction of Venus and Jupiter low in the west after sunset, joined briefly by Mercury. There’s also a valuable dark-sky window around the month’s New Moon, the arrival of the summer solstice and the rising of the Strawberry Moon late in the month. Here’s everything you need to know about stargazing in June 2026. The stargazing highlights for June 2026 include a dazzling Venus-Jupiter conjunction, the arrival of the summer solstice and the rising of the Strawberry Moon.gettyTimelineFriday, June 5Venus reaches its highest point in the evening sky for the year. For some locations, it stands around 30 degrees above the horizon at sunset. Venus, Jupiter and Mercury parade together low in the post-sunset twilight sky for most of June.Tuesday, June 9-Thursday, June 11Venus and Jupiter will form a striking conjunction low in the west after sunset, appearing unusually close together.Saturday, June 13A 5%-lit waning crescent moon will rise an hour before sunrise in the east-northeast near the Pleiades (M45) open cluster of glittering stars.Sunday, June 14A New Supermoon — the biggest of the year — will herald a short, but valuable dark-sky window.Tuesday, June 16Mercury reaches its greatest elongation — the farthest it gets from the sun — making it briefly visible after sunset.Wednesday, June 17After sunset in the west, a 5%-lit waxing crescent moon will be positioned between Jupiter and Mercury, with Venus shin...