June facts
- June is the 6th month of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
- June is the month with the longest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
- Birthstones for June are the pearl, moonstone and alexandrite.
- June is also sometimes called the "Rose month."
- No other month begins on the same day of the week as June.
- The longest day of the year is 21 June or 22 June.
- The Philippines' Independence Day is on June 12.
- According to one etymology, June is named after Juno (Hera).
- Juno was the goddess of marriage and a married couple's household, so some consider it good luck to be married in this month.
- June is Black Music Month.
- Father's Day is celebrated in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland on the third Sunday in June.
