241.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°57'. Wed, 20 Jun 2029 at 18:35 EDT (1,799 days away) in Virgo

242.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 20 Jun 2029 at 14:22 EDT (1,799 days away) in Virgo

243.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°57'. Tue, 19 Jun 2029 at 21:32 EDT (1,798 days away) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 19 Jun 2029 at 17:28 EDT (1,798 days away) in Virgo

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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. Tue, 19 Jun 2029 at 05:54 EDT (1,798 days away) in Virgo

246.

The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 18 Jun 2029 (1,797 days away) in Ophiuchus

247.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 16 Jun 2029 (1,795 days away) in Ara

248.

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, 16 Jun 2029 (1,795 days away) in Scorpius

249.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Jun 2029 (1,794 days away) in Scorpius

250.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 15 Jun 2029 (1,794 days away) in Taurus

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Thu, 14 Jun 2029 at 08:28 EDT (1,793 days away) in Taurus

252.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°17'. Wed, 13 Jun 2029 at 19:49 EDT (1,792 days away) in Gemini

253.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 13 Jun 2029 at 17:22 EDT (1,792 days away) in Virgo

254.

Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Canada, Russia, Greenland, Europe and Alaska. Tue, 12 Jun 2029 at 00:06 EDT (1,791 days away) in Taurus

255.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 11 Jun 2029 at 23:51 EDT (1,790 days away) in Taurus

256.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 11 Jun 2029 at 19:07 EDT (1,790 days away) in Gemini

257.

Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 10 Jun 2029 (1,789 days away) in Hercules

258.

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. Sun, 10 Jun 2029 at 17:32 EDT (1,789 days away) in Taurus

259.

Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 10 Jun 2029 at 12:46 EDT (1,789 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2029 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 10 Jun 2029 (1,789 days away) in Aries