June

**June** (Jun.) is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, coming between May and July. It has 30 days. June is named for the Roman goddess Juno, the wife of Jupiter.

June never begins on the same day of the week as any other month, but always ends on the same day of the week as March.

## The Month

June comes between May and July and is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. It is one of four months to have 30 days.

No other month of any year begins on the same day of the week as June: this month and May are the only two months with this property. June ends on the same day of the week as March every year, as each other's last days are 13 weeks (91 days) apart.In common years, June starts on the same day of the week as September and December of the previous year, and in leap years, April and July of the previous year. In common years, June finishes on the same day of the week as September of the previous year, and in leap years, April and December of the previous year.
Every year, June starts on the same day of the week as February of the following year, as each other's first days are exactly 35 weeks (245 days) apart. In years immediately before common years, June starts on the same day of the week as March and November of the following year, and in years immediately before leap years, August of the following year. In years immediately before common years, June finishes on the same day of the week as August and November of the following year, and in years immediately before leap years, May of the following year.

June is one of two months to have a solstice (the other is December, its seasonal equivalent in both hemispheres), and in this month the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere is turned towards the Sun, meaning that June 20 or June 21 is the Northern Summer Solstice and the Southern Winter Solstice. This means that this date would have the most daylight of any day in the Northern hemisphere, and the least in the Southern Hemisphere. There are 24 hours of daylight at the North Pole and 24 hours of darkness at the South Pole.

## Events in June

- In the Catholic Church the month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
- The solstice occurs around June 21, but it may occur on either the 20th or the 22nd. It is the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere.
- Midsummer is celebrated in Sweden on the third Friday in June.
- Father's Day is celebrated in the United States on the third Sunday in June.
- In the United States, the National Safety Council established June as National Safety Month, with the objective to increase the awareness of all people in the country of the main safety and health risks.
- Gay pride celebrations happen in many countries, in honour of the Stonewall riots.
- World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5.
- World Ocean Day is celebrated on June 8.
- June Holiday (Lá Saoire i mí Mheitheamh) in the Republic of Ireland is celebrated on June 1
- Queen's Official Birthday in New Zealand, Cook Islands and Western Australia is celebrated on June 1
- Western Australia Day is celebrated on June 1
- Global Running Day is celebrated on June 3
- World bicycle day is celebrated on June 3
- Labour Day in the Bahamas is celebrated on June 5
- National Doughnut Day is celebrated on June 5
- National Trails Day in the United States is celebrated on June 5
- Armed Forces Day in Canada is celebrated on June 7
- Children's Day in the United States is celebrated on June 7
- Father's Day in Lithuania and Switzerland is celebrated on June 7
- National Cancer Survivors Day in the United States is celebrated on June 7
- Teacher's Day in Hungary is celebrated on June 7
- The Seamen's Day in Iceland is celebrated on June 7
- Queen's Official Birthday in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Australia, except Western Australia is celebrated on June 8
- Seersucker Thursday in the United States is celebrated on June 11
- China's Cultural Heritage Day in China is celebrated on June 13
- National Day in Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Tristan da Cunha in the United Kingdom is celebrated on June 13
- Queen's Official Birthday in the United Kingdom and Tuvalu is celebrated on June 13
- Canadian Rivers Day is celebrated on June 14
- Father's Day in Austria and Belgium is celebrated on June 14
- Mother's Day in Luxembourg is celebrated on June 14
- Queen's Official Birthday in the Norfolk Island is celebrated on June 15
- World Bisexuality Awareness Day in the United States is celebrated on June 15
- National Flip Flop Day in the United States is celebrated on June 19
- International Surfing Day is celebrated on June 20
- International Yoga Day is celebrated on June 20
- World Music Day is celebrated on June 20
- Father's Day in Afghanistan, Albania, Antigua, Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Macau, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, People's Republic of China, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe is celebrated on June 21
- National Bomb Pop Day in the United States is celebrated on June 25
- Take Your Dog to Work Day in the United Kingdom and United States is celebrated on June 26
- Armed Forces Day in the United Kingdom is celebrated on June 27
- Inventors' and Rationalizers' Day in Russia is celebrated on June 27
- Veterans Day in the Netherlands is celebrated on June 27
- Father's Day in Haiti is celebrated on June 28
- Log Cabin Day in Michigan, United States is celebrated on June 28
- Mother's Day in Kenya is celebrated on June 28

## Selection of Historical Events

June 1, 1794:  French Revolutionary Wars: The battle of the Glorious First of June is fought, the first naval engagement between Britain and France.

June 2, 1953: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.

June 3, 1965: The launch of _Gemini 4_, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. June 4, 1783: The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their _montgolfière_ (hot air balloon).

June 5, 1837: Houston is incorporated by the Republic of Texas.

June 6, 1844: The Young Men's Christian Association  is founded in London.

June 7, 1942: World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory.

June 8, 1949: George Orwell's _Nineteen Eighty-Four_ is published.

June 9, 1944: World War II: Tulle massacre

June 10, 2003:  The _Spirit_ rover is launched for NASA's Mars Exploration mission

June 11, 2010: 2010 FIFA World Cup (first African FIFA)

June 12, 2018: 2018 North Korea-United States Summit

June 13, 1983: _Pioneer 10_ becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System

June 25, 1950: Korean War starts.

June 30, 1908: Tunguska event.

## Trivia

- June is one of two months that never begins on the same day of the week as any other months within any calendar year. (May is the other)
- The months of June and July both start with the "Ju" letter combination in the English language, and in some languages have only one letter's difference between their names.
- June's flower is the Rose.
- Its birthstone is the pearl.
- The Zodiac signs for June are Gemini (May 21 – June 20) and Cancer (June 21 – July 21).
- At the North Pole, the Sun does not set in June; at the South Pole, it does not rise.