Last Quarter occurs on 8th at h. 15-30 I.S.T.	First Quarter occurs on 22nd at h. 03-25 I.S.T.
New Moon occurs on 15th at h. 08-24 I.S.T.	Full Moon occurs on 30th at h. 05-27 I.S.T.
The Lunar Crescent becomes first visible after the New Moon Day in the evening of 16th.
The Moon is at Apogee or farthest from the Earth on 1st and 28th and at Perigee or nearest to the Earth on 15th.

The Moon passes about 4½⁰ north of Neptune on 10^th after midnight of 9^th, about 6½⁰ north of Saturn on 10^th, about 5½⁰ north of Mars on 12^th, about 5½⁰ north of Uranus on 14^th, about 2½⁰ north of Mercury on 17^th, about 2½⁰ north of Jupiter on 17^th, about ½⁰ north of Venus on 18^th.

The Earth

The Earth is at Summer Solstice on 21^st.

The Planets

Visibility of Planets:

Mercury: The planet sets after sunset throughout the month. The planet sets about 1½ hours to 2 hours after sunset upto second quarter of the month, about 2 hours to 1½ hours after it upto third quarter of the month and about 1½ hours to 1 hour after it for the remaining days of the month. It is in Greatest Western Elongation of about 24½º from the Sun on 16^th. The motion of the planet becomes Retrograde with respect to the Earth from 29^th.

Venus: The planet sets about 2½ hours after sunset throughout the month.

Mars: The planet rises about 2 hours to 2½ hours before sunrise throughout the month.

Jupiter: The planet sets about 3 hours to 2½ hours after sunset upto first quarter of the month, about 2½ hours to 2 hours after it upto third quarter of the month and about 2 hours to 1½ hours after it for the remaining days of the month.

Saturn: The planet rises about 1½ hours to 1 hour after local midnight time upto second quarter of the month, about 1 hour to ½ hour after it upto third quarter of the month and about ½ hour after local midnight time to close to midnight time for the remaining days of the month.

Uranus: The planet is too close to the Sun to be visible upto 7^th of the month. From 8^th of the month the planet becomes visible and rises about 1 hour to 1½ hours before sunrise upto second quarter of the month, about 1½ hours to 2 hours before it upto third quarter of the month and about 2 hours to 2½ hours before it for the remaining days of the month.

Neptune: The planet rises about 1½ hours to 1 hour after local midnight time upto first quarter of the month, about 1 hour to ½ hour after local midnight time upto second quarter of the month, close to local midnight time to ½ hour before it upto third quarter of the month and about ½ hour to 1 hour before it for the remaining days of the month. The planet is in Quadrature with the Sun on 26^th.

Conjunction of Planet:

Jupiter passes about 6½⁰ south of Pollux (Punarvasu) on 4^th.

Venus passes about 5⁰ south of Pollux (Punarvasu) on 8^th.

Venus passes about 1½⁰ north of Jupiter on 9^th.

Mercury passes about 7½⁰ south of Pollux (Punarvasu) on 24^th.

Planets	Planets in Zodiacal Constellation	Magnitude
Mercury (Budha)	Moves from Gemini (Mithuna) to Cancer (Karkata) on 22nd.	– 0.8 to + 0.0 + 0.0 to + 2.2
Venus (Sukra)	Moves from Gemini (Mithuna) to Cancer (Karkata) on 8th.	– 4.0 to – 4.1
Mars (Mangala)	Moves from Aries (Mesha) to Taurus (Vrisha) on 21st.	+1.3
Jupiter (Brihaspati)	Moves from Gemini (Mithuna) to Cancer (Karkata) on 2nd.	– 1.9 to – 1.8
Saturn (Sani)	Remains in Pisces (Mina).	+ 0.9 to + 0.8
Uranus	Remains in Taurus (Vrisha).	+ 6.0
Neptune	Remains in Pisces (Mina).	+ 8.0