5361.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 23 Jun 2012 (4,395 days ago) in Cancer

5362.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°40'. Thu, 21 Jun 2012 at 14:58 EDT (4,398 days ago) in Gemini

5363.

June solstice 20 June will be the longest day of 2012 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 20 Jun 2012 at 19:15 EDT (4,399 days ago) in Taurus

5364.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 at 11:03 EDT (4,400 days ago) in Orion

5365.

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. Mon, 18 Jun 2012 at 13:18 EDT (4,401 days ago) in Taurus

5366.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°03'. Sun, 17 Jun 2012 at 20:49 EDT (4,402 days ago) in Taurus

5367.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°07'. Sun, 17 Jun 2012 at 04:27 EDT (4,402 days ago) in Taurus

5368.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from Canada. Sun, 17 Jun 2012 at 04:11 EDT (4,402 days ago) in Taurus

5369.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 17 Jun 2012 at 04:11 EDT (4,402 days ago) in Taurus

5370.

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. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 at 21:23 EDT (4,404 days ago) in Aries

5371.

Supernova SN2012cu discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 4772. Wed, 13 Jun 2012 (4,405 days ago)

5372.

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. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 at 06:41 EDT (4,408 days ago) in Pisces

5373.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2012 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 10 Jun 2012 (4,409 days ago) in Aries

5374.

Transit of Venus Venus will pass in front of the Sun, creating a transit visible from Russia, the Americas, Asia, Oceania, Alaska and Northern Europe. Tue, 05 Jun 2012 at 21:29 EDT (4,414 days ago) in Taurus

5375.

Venus at inferior solar conjunction Venus passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 05 Jun 2012 at 21:03 EDT (4,414 days ago) in Taurus

5376.

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. Tue, 05 Jun 2012 at 10:00 EDT (4,414 days ago) in Sagittarius

5377.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 04 Jun 2012 at 14:58 EDT (4,415 days ago) in Aquarius

5378.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 04 Jun 2012 at 07:11 EDT (4,415 days ago) in Ophiuchus

5379.

Partial lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, the Americas, Oceania, Eastern and Southeast Asia, south-eastern Russia and Alaska. Mon, 04 Jun 2012 at 07:03 EDT (4,415 days ago) in Ophiuchus

5380.

Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica. Sun, 03 Jun 2012 at 14:03 EDT (4,416 days ago) in Scorpius