June 2025 Note​s

★  About 90 minutes after Sunset ★

Planets
Mars “hangs” in the vicinity of Regulus, in Leo and at the same magnitude or brightness of Regulus. Look for a reddish star that does not twinkle.  
Jupiter is close to the Sun and will be transitioning to the very early eastern morning sky in July rising a little before the Sun.
Venus is nice and bright, hanging about halfway up in the eastern morning sky—it is a pretty sight. 

Constellations
June is the one month when there is a lackluster of brighter stars in and around the southern sky. So, there are no easy or conspicious patterns that standout. If you are standing due south, the brightest star is Arcturus, however, it is higher up, near the zenith. And, about halfway up is Spica. Identifying Arcturus and Spica is easy if you can see the Big Dipper because the handle of the Big Dipper “arcs” or curves to Arcturus and if you continue the curve, you get to Spica. Arcturus is the 3rd brightest star in the whole sky and Spica the 15th. In June, the Big Dipper is at the 11 o’clock position in relation to the North Star or Polaris.