481.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°41'. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 at 20:48 EDT (424 days ago) in Cancer

482.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2023 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 at 10:54 EDT (424 days ago) in Taurus

483.

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 2023 (425 days ago) in Scorpius

484.

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 2023 (427 days ago) in Ophiuchus

485.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 18 Jun 2023 at 00:38 EDT (427 days ago) in Taurus

486.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 17 Jun 2023 (428 days ago) in Ara

487.

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. Sat, 17 Jun 2023 (428 days ago) in Scorpius

488.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 17 Jun 2023 at 12:51 EDT (428 days ago) in Aquarius

489.

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, 17 Jun 2023 at 09:26 EDT (428 days ago) in Taurus

490.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 (429 days ago) in Scorpius

491.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°18'. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 at 16:40 EDT (429 days ago) in Taurus

492.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°30'. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 at 02:36 EDT (431 days ago) in Aries

493.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 at 01:26 EDT (431 days ago) in Aries

494.

Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 at 20:30 EDT (432 days ago) in Cancer

495.

Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 11 Jun 2023 (434 days ago) in Hercules

496.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2023 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 10 Jun 2023 (434 days ago) in Aries

497.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Sat, 10 Jun 2023 at 15:31 EDT (435 days ago) in Aquarius

498.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 09 Jun 2023 at 18:29 EDT (436 days ago) in Aquarius

499.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°58'. Fri, 09 Jun 2023 at 16:22 EDT (436 days ago) in Aquarius

500.

Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 (438 days ago) in Ophiuchus