1101.

Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 (703 days away) in Virgo

1102.

Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 at 22:31 EDT (703 days away) in Cancer

1103.

The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 20 Jun 2026 (704 days away) in Scorpius

1104.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2026 in the northern hemisphere. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 at 04:27 EDT (705 days away) in Taurus

1105.

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, 21 Jun 2026 at 17:55 EDT (705 days away) in Virgo

1106.

The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 (707 days away) in Sagittarius

1107.

NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 (708 days away) in Corona Australis

1108.

Comet 78P/Gehrels passes perihelion Comet 78P/Gehrels makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 (709 days away) in Taurus

1109.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania amongst others. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 at 11:08 EDT (711 days away) in Scorpius

1110.

June Bootid meteor shower 2026 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 (711 days away) in Bootes

1111.

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. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 at 03:10 EDT (712 days away) in Ophiuchus

1112.

The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 (713 days away) in Ophiuchus

1113.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 at 19:56 EDT (713 days away) in Sagittarius

1114.

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, 30 Jun 2026 at 00:27 EDT (714 days away) in Sagittarius

1115.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Peru and New Zealand amongst others. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 at 05:03 EDT (714 days away) in Sagittarius

1116.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 at 05:53 EDT (715 days away) in Gemini

1117.

Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 (715 days away) in Sagittarius

1118.

The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 (715 days away) in Serpens Cauda

1119.

Conjunction of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6'26". Sat, 04 Jul 2026 at 01:23 EDT (718 days away) in Taurus

1120.

Close approach of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus pass within 6'18" of each other. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 at 02:11 EDT (718 days away) in Taurus