{"id":708566,"date":"2026-06-01T20:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T20:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/708566\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T20:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T20:58:10","slug":"the-two-brightest-planets-converge-in-the-sky-in-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/708566\/","title":{"rendered":"The two brightest planets converge in the sky in June"},"content":{"rendered":"

And while Regina, Saskatoon, and Edmonton have their longest day on the 21st, Calgary has it on the 20th and 21st, along with most of British Columbia.<\/p>\n

However, throughout northern B.C. and up to Whitehorse, YK, they have June 20 as their longest day!<\/p>\n

DON’T MISS: Visit our complete guide to Summer 2026<\/a> for an in-depth look at the Summer Forecast, tips to plan for it and much more!<\/p>\n

June Constellations<\/p>\n

The transition to summer constellations continues during the month of June.<\/p>\n

In the southern sky, Gemini can be found along the western horizon after sunset, with Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpius, Serpens\/Ophiuchus, and Aquila in a loose lineup across the evening sky. Hydra stretches across much of the horizon as well, while higher up, we can see Ursa Major, Bo\u00f6tes, Hercules, and Cygnus.<\/p>\n

\"June<\/p>\n

The constellations in the predawn and evening skies on June 1, 2026. (Stellarium\/Scott Sutherland)<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, facing north, Auriga, Camelopardalis (“The Camel”), Cassiopeia, Cepheus, and Cygnus are visible along low in the evening sky, with Ursa Major (“The Big Dipper”), Ursa Minor (“The Little Dipper”) and Draco circling the north celestial pole.<\/p>\n

By the end of the month, Gemini will have mostly set in the west as evening arrives, while Sagittarius will be rising in the east.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"And while Regina, Saskatoon, and Edmonton have their longest day on the 21st, Calgary has it on the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":708567,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[800,49,48,36901,2874,66,306],"class_list":["post-708566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-astronomy","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-out-of-this-world","tag-planet","tag-science","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=708566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/708567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=708566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=708566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=708566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}