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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. Thu, 19 Jun 2031 at 01:09 EDT (2,529 days away) in Taurus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 19 Jun 2031 at 18:26 EDT (2,529 days away) in Orion

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The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 20 Jun 2031 (2,530 days away) in Scorpius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°46'. Sat, 21 Jun 2031 at 03:22 EDT (2,531 days away) in Gemini

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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. Sat, 21 Jun 2031 at 07:24 EDT (2,531 days away) in Gemini

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June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2031 in the northern hemisphere. Sat, 21 Jun 2031 at 09:23 EDT (2,531 days away) in Taurus

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Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 22 Jun 2031 at 15:10 EDT (2,532 days away) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 23 Jun 2031 at 17:14 EDT (2,533 days away) in Cancer

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The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 23 Jun 2031 (2,533 days away) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°34'. Mon, 23 Jun 2031 at 21:32 EDT (2,533 days away) in Cancer

211.

NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 24 Jun 2031 (2,534 days away) in Corona Australis

212.

June Bootid meteor shower 2031 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 27 Jun 2031 (2,537 days away) in Bootes

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1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Fri, 27 Jun 2031 at 19:51 EDT (2,537 days away) in Gemini

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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. Fri, 27 Jun 2031 at 20:19 EDT (2,537 days away) in Virgo

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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica and Macquarie Island. Sun, 29 Jun 2031 at 05:33 EDT (2,539 days away) in Virgo

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The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 29 Jun 2031 (2,539 days away) in Ophiuchus

217.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 30 Jun 2031 at 02:35 EDT (2,540 days away) in Virgo

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Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and New Zealand amongst others. Mon, 30 Jun 2031 at 02:35 EDT (2,540 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 21'. Mon, 30 Jun 2031 at 02:45 EDT (2,540 days away) in Virgo

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Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 01 Jul 2031 (2,541 days away) in Sagittarius