1081.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 (694 days away) in Gemini

1082.

Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 11 Jun 2026 (695 days away) in Hercules

1083.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°38'. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 at 17:16 EDT (696 days away) in Aries

1084.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sat, 13 Jun 2026 at 09:41 EDT (697 days away) in Taurus

1085.

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, 14 Jun 2026 at 05:56 EDT (698 days away) in Taurus

1086.

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. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 at 19:19 EDT (698 days away) in Taurus

1087.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 at 22:55 EDT (698 days away) in Taurus

1088.

Asteroid 14 Irene at opposition Asteroid 14 Irene makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 at 05:34 EDT (699 days away) in Ophiuchus

1089.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 at 18:40 EDT (699 days away) in Gemini

1090.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°35'. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 at 15:33 EDT (700 days away) in Gemini

1091.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 (700 days away) in Scorpius

1092.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°32'. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 02:52 EDT (701 days away) in Gemini

1093.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 03:58 EDT (701 days away) in Gemini

1094.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 17'. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 16:20 EDT (701 days away) in Cancer

1095.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 16:30 EDT (701 days away) in Cancer

1096.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Canada, Brazil and Venezuela amongst others. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 16:30 EDT (701 days away) in Cancer

1097.

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. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 (701 days away) in Scorpius

1098.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 (701 days away) in Ara

1099.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 20:52 EDT (701 days away) in Cancer

1100.

The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 (702 days away) in Ophiuchus