121.

The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 22 Jun 2024 (24 days ago) in Sagittarius

122.

June Bootid meteor shower 2024 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 (19 days ago) in Bootes

123.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 at 10:56 EDT (19 days ago) in Aquarius

124.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and New Caledonia amongst others. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 at 10:56 EDT (19 days ago) in Aquarius

125.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'38". Thu, 27 Jun 2024 at 10:59 EDT (19 days ago) in Aquarius

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Asteroid 42 Isis at opposition Asteroid 42 Isis makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 at 22:22 EDT (19 days ago) in Sagittarius

127.

Close approach of the Moon and Neptune The Moon and Neptune pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 at 04:42 EDT (18 days ago) in Pisces

128.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela amongst others. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 at 04:42 EDT (18 days ago) in Pisces

129.

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. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 at 17:53 EDT (18 days ago) in Cetus

130.

The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 (18 days ago) in Ophiuchus

131.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 29 Jun 2024 at 15:16 EDT (17 days ago) in Aquarius

132.

Comet 13P/Olbers passes perihelion Comet 13P/Olbers makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 30 Jun 2024 (16 days ago) in Lynx

133.

Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 30 Jun 2024 (16 days ago) in Sagittarius

134.

Comet 13P/Olbers reaches peak brightness Comet 13P/Olbers is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2024 apparition. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 (15 days ago) in Lynx

135.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 at 11:47 EDT (15 days ago) in Aries

136.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°05'. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 at 14:27 EDT (15 days ago) in Aries

137.

The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 (15 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

138.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 at 05:19 EDT (14 days ago) in Pisces

139.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 at 12:27 EDT (14 days ago) in Taurus

140.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°01'. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 at 04:29 EDT (13 days ago) in Taurus