1.

Ophiuchid meteor shower The Ophiuchid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 09 Jun 2018 (13 days ago) in Taurus

2.

M92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341) in Hercules is well placed for observation. Sun, 10 Jun 2018 (13 days ago) in Hercules

3.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun. Tue, 12 Jun 2018 at 18:16 EDT (11 days ago) in Taurus

4.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare. Wed, 13 Jun 2018 at 15:45 EDT (10 days ago) in Taurus

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The Moon at perigee The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 14 Jun 2018 at 19:53 EDT (9 days ago) in Gemini

6.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite is well placed for observation. Fri, 15 Jun 2018 at 08:00 EDT (8 days ago) in Scorpius

7.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 in Scorpius is well placed for observation. Fri, 15 Jun 2018 (8 days ago) in Scorpius

8.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass within 2°18' of each other. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 08:40 EDT (7 days ago) in Cancer

9.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°20'. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 09:13 EDT (7 days ago) in Cancer

10.

Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis is well placed for observation. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 15:11 EDT (7 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass within 1°10' of each other. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 15:50 EDT (7 days ago) in Cancer

12.

M6 is well placed The butterfly open star cluster (M6, NGC 6405) in Scorpius is well placed for observation. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 (7 days ago) in Scorpius

13.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 in Ara is well placed for observation. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 (7 days ago) in Ara

14.

IC4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 in Ophiuchus is well placed for observation. Mon, 18 Jun 2018 (5 days ago) in Ophiuchus

15.

Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition Asteroid 4 Vesta is well placed for observation. Tue, 19 Jun 2018 at 20:00 EDT (4 days ago) in Sagittarius

16.

Ophiuchid meteor shower The Ophiuchid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 19 Jun 2018 (3 days ago) in Taurus

17.

Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass within 0°42' of each other. Wed, 20 Jun 2018 at 06:41 EDT (3 days ago) in Cancer

18.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight. Wed, 20 Jun 2018 at 06:52 EDT (3 days ago) in Virgo

19.

M7 is well placed The Ptolemy cluster (M7, NGC 6475) in Scorpius is well placed for observation. Wed, 20 Jun 2018 (3 days ago) in Scorpius

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June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2018 in the northern hemisphere. Thu, 21 Jun 2018 at 05:54 EDT (2 days ago) in Taurus