3281.

Asteroid 10 Hygiea at opposition Asteroid 10 Hygiea makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 28 Jun 2017 at 19:58 EDT (2,563 days ago) in Sagittarius

3282.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Peru and Ecuador. Tue, 27 Jun 2017 at 20:49 EDT (2,564 days ago) in Leo

3283.

June Bootid meteor shower 2017 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 27 Jun 2017 (2,564 days ago) in Bootes

3284.

Comet 71P/Clark passes perihelion Comet 71P/Clark makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 25 Jun 2017 (2,566 days ago) in Scorpius

3285.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 23 Jun 2017 at 22:31 EDT (2,568 days ago) in Orion

3286.

NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 23 Jun 2017 (2,568 days ago) in Corona Australis

3287.

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. Fri, 23 Jun 2017 at 14:50 EDT (2,568 days ago) in Orion

3288.

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, 23 Jun 2017 at 06:51 EDT (2,568 days ago) in Taurus

3289.

The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 22 Jun 2017 (2,569 days ago) in Sagittarius

3290.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Mexico. Thu, 22 Jun 2017 at 10:37 EDT (2,569 days ago) in Taurus

3291.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Thu, 22 Jun 2017 at 07:08 EDT (2,569 days ago) in Taurus

3292.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 21 Jun 2017 at 10:20 EDT (2,570 days ago) in Gemini

3293.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2017 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 21 Jun 2017 at 00:19 EDT (2,570 days ago) in Taurus

3294.

The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 20 Jun 2017 (2,571 days ago) in Scorpius

3295.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 20 Jun 2017 at 18:20 EDT (2,571 days ago) in Aries

3296.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°22'. Tue, 20 Jun 2017 at 17:11 EDT (2,571 days ago) in Aries

3297.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 19 Jun 2017 at 09:42 EDT (2,572 days ago) in Taurus

3298.

The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 18 Jun 2017 (2,573 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3299.

Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 18 Jun 2017 at 00:46 EDT (2,573 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3300.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 17 Jun 2017 (2,574 days ago) in Ara