341.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Sun, 12 Jun 2016 at 04:10 EDT (2,940 days ago) in Leo

342.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°29'. Sat, 11 Jun 2016 at 15:37 EDT (2,941 days ago) in Leo

343.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 11 Jun 2016 at 14:44 EDT (2,941 days ago) in Leo

344.

Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition Asteroid 8 Flora makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 11 Jun 2016 at 12:46 EDT (2,941 days ago) in Ophiuchus

345.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sat, 11 Jun 2016 at 06:07 EDT (2,941 days ago) in Taurus

346.

Conjunction of Uranus and Ceres Uranus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9°18'. Fri, 10 Jun 2016 at 21:33 EDT (2,942 days ago) in Cetus

347.

Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 10 Jun 2016 (2,942 days ago) in Hercules

348.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2016 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 10 Jun 2016 (2,942 days ago) in Aries

349.

Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 06 Jun 2016 (2,946 days ago) in Ophiuchus

350.

Venus at superior solar conjunction Venus passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 06 Jun 2016 at 18:19 EDT (2,946 days ago) in Taurus

351.

Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 05 Jun 2016 (2,947 days ago) in Ophiuchus

352.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 05 Jun 2016 at 08:51 EDT (2,947 days ago) in Aries

353.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 04 Jun 2016 at 23:00 EDT (2,948 days ago) in Taurus

354.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Sat, 04 Jun 2016 at 00:07 EDT (2,948 days ago) in Taurus

355.

Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 (2,949 days ago) in Ophiuchus

356.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 at 06:54 EDT (2,949 days ago) in Aries

357.

Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 at 06:04 EDT (2,949 days ago) in Aries

358.

Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 at 06:04 EDT (2,949 days ago) in Aries

359.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 44'. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 at 05:47 EDT (2,949 days ago) in Aries

360.

Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 at 02:29 EDT (2,949 days ago) in Ophiuchus