121.

Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 at 20:30 EDT (376 days ago) in Cancer

122.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 at 01:26 EDT (375 days ago) in Aries

123.

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 (375 days ago) in Aries

124.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 17 Jun 2023 at 12:51 EDT (372 days ago) in Aquarius

125.

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 (372 days ago) in Scorpius

126.

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 (371 days ago) in Ophiuchus

127.

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 (369 days ago) in Scorpius

128.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2023 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 at 10:54 EDT (368 days ago) in Taurus

129.

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 (368 days ago) in Cancer

130.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 at 23:13 EDT (368 days ago) in Cancer

131.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°47'. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 at 06:10 EDT (367 days ago) in Leo

132.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 at 08:54 EDT (367 days ago) in Leo

133.

The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 (366 days ago) in Sagittarius

134.

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. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 at 03:50 EDT (363 days ago) in Virgo

135.

June Bootid meteor shower 2023 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 (362 days ago) in Bootes

136.

The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 (360 days ago) in Ophiuchus

137.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 at 15:28 EDT (359 days ago) in Pisces

138.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, French Southern Territories, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and Heard Island and McDonald Islands amongst others. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 at 15:54 EDT (359 days ago) in Scorpius

139.

Close approach of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars pass within 3°33' of each other. Sat, 01 Jul 2023 at 03:09 EDT (358 days ago) in Leo

140.

Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 01 Jul 2023 (358 days ago)