Arizona skies for the month of June 2025

Mercury (mag -0.8 to 0.4): will be visible in the evening sky toward the middle of the month. It will be located low in the western sky in the constellation Gemini not far from the star Pollux. It will only be out for an hour or so after sunset being visible before 8pm in twilight but setting by 9pm.

Venus (mag -4.3 to -4.1 ): continues to be visible in the morning sky and will reach its greatest distance from the sun on June 1. It rises in the east around 3:00am and is well place in the east southeast sky at sunrise. Venus will move from the first point of the constellation Pisces to close to Pleiades by the end of the month. Venus will look half illuminated in a telescope.

Jupiter (mag -1.9): will be visible during the first half of the month low in the west during dusk near the constellation Auriga. But by June 24 it will be at solar conjunction meaning it will be close to the sun and be to difficult to observe. After that it will reappear in the morning sky in July.

Saturn (mag 1.1 to 1.0): will continue to be visible in the morning sky rising around 2am early in the month to around midnight toward the end. It will be visible in the east and southeast before sunrise. Saturn will be in the vicinity of Neptune, and the two planets will only be one degree apart for all of June and the rest of the summer.

Mars (mag 1.3 to 1.5): will be visible all month in the east after sunset. It will be high in the southwest during dusk and set around midnight. The crescent moon will pass near it on June 1. On June 15, it will be close to Regulus located in the constellation Leo.

Uranus (mag 5.8) will emerge in the morning sky by mid month. It will be located in Taurus not to far away from the Pleiades low in the east. It will be better to see at the end of the month going into July as it climb higher and out of the morning twilight.

Neptune (mag 7.9): will be visible in the morning sky but will it will require binoculars and a telescope to see it. It will be near Saturn only a degree apart the entire month making it easier to find. It will be located in the constellation Pisces.

Pluto (14.5): is out in the morning sky high in the south but you need a powerful large computerizes telescope to see it as it is too faint and small. Even at it best in July it is still almost impossible to see especially for amateur astronomers.

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31): rises around midnight and is pretty high up in the north east before sunrise. Though at mag 3.3 a naked eye object it is better to seen with a pair a binoculars. You can find it by using the upper part of the “W” shape of the constellation Cassiopeia as a pointer to Andromeda.

Sunflower Galaxy (M63): this galaxy at mag 8.5 is best observed from the Northern Hemisphere and can be seen with at least a 6 inch telescope, revealing its structure. It will be located high overhead during the evening near the constellation Canes Venatici.

Hercules Cluster (M13): this globular cluster at mag 5.8 is one of the brightest star clusters visible here in the Northern Hemisphere and is easily spotted through binoculars or a telescope. It will be pretty high in the north east sky around 9pm located in the constellation Hercules.

Beehive Cluster (M44): open cluster at mag 3.1 is located in the constellation Cancer. It is visible low in the west after sunset and will gradually sink closer to the horizon as the month goes on.

Whirlpool Galaxy (M51): located in the constellation Canes Venatici, near the Big Dipper handle. For the month of June it will be pretty high up in the evening sky right after sunset. At mag 7.9 it can be observed with small telescopes.