Mercury

Mercury will be lost in the Sun's glare throughout June (superior conjuntion is June 6th)

Venus

Venus slides behind the Sun on June 9th (superior conjunction). It will emerge as the evening star in July.

Mars

Mars moves from Cancer into Leo during June and will slowly drop toward the Western horizon during the month It sets by around 11 pm by month's end.

 
Sky Info for June, 2008

The image above shows the position of planets, stars, constellations and selected deep sky objects (DSO's) in mid-June (2008) at about 10:00 pm EDT from Cleveland Ohio. It is also valid for late May at 11:00 pm and early July at 9:00 pm. Clicking on the map will bring up a larger printable (inverted) image. To use the chart, hold it over your head with the direction indicators pointing in the appropriate direction. Many features will be impossible to see in a location polluted by poorly-designed lighting. Most of the DSOs (indicated in blue, above) will require binoculars or a telescope.

 
Jupiter

Jupiter now rises well before midnight (11 pm on 6/1; 9 pm on 6/30).

Saturn

June is the last good month to observe the ringed planet for several months. It's still fairly high in the Western sky as June begins, but drops lower each day.

Uranus/Neptune

Neptune rises within an hour of midnight during June with Uranus just an little over an hour behind. Both planets will be high in the sky for pre-dawn observing.