3781.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Mon, 20 Jun 2016 at 17:06 EDT (2,936 days ago) in Sagittarius

3782.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 20 Jun 2016 at 07:02 EDT (2,936 days ago) in Sagittarius

3783.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 18 Jun 2016 at 21:03 EDT (2,938 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3784.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°14'. Sat, 18 Jun 2016 at 20:15 EDT (2,938 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3785.

The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 18 Jun 2016 (2,938 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3786.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 17 Jun 2016 at 09:22 EDT (2,939 days ago) in Libra

3787.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°05'. Fri, 17 Jun 2016 at 06:21 EDT (2,939 days ago) in Libra

3788.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 16 Jun 2016 (2,940 days ago) in Ara

3789.

The Butterfly cluster is well placed The Butterfly open star cluster (M6, NGC 6405; mag 4.2) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 16 Jun 2016 (2,940 days ago) in Scorpius

3790.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 15 Jun 2016 (2,941 days ago) in Scorpius

3791.

The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Wed, 15 Jun 2016 at 08:00 EDT (2,941 days ago) in Virgo

3792.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 13 Jun 2016 at 17:26 EDT (2,943 days ago) in Aquarius

3793.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 12 Jun 2016 (2,944 days ago) in Aries

3794.

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 (2,944 days ago) in Leo

3795.

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 (2,945 days ago) in Leo

3796.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 11 Jun 2016 at 14:44 EDT (2,945 days ago) in Leo

3797.

Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition Asteroid 8 Flora makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 11 Jun 2016 at 12:46 EDT (2,945 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3798.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sat, 11 Jun 2016 at 06:07 EDT (2,945 days ago) in Taurus

3799.

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 (2,946 days ago) in Cetus

3800.

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 (2,946 days ago) in Hercules