181.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 15 Jun 2018 at 12:46 EDT (2,191 days ago) in Scorpius

182.

Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 05:34 EDT (2,190 days ago) in Ophiuchus

183.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 08:38 EDT (2,190 days ago) in Cancer

184.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°20'. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 09:11 EDT (2,190 days ago) in Cancer

185.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 15:49 EDT (2,190 days ago) in Cancer

186.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 (2,190 days ago) in Scorpius

187.

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. Sun, 17 Jun 2018 (2,189 days ago) in Scorpius

188.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 17 Jun 2018 (2,189 days ago) in Ara

189.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 18 Jun 2018 at 19:45 EDT (2,188 days ago) in Aquarius

190.

Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition Asteroid 4 Vesta makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 18 Jun 2018 at 19:58 EDT (2,188 days ago) in Sagittarius

191.

The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 18 Jun 2018 (2,188 days ago) in Ophiuchus

192.

Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 20 Jun 2018 at 06:49 EDT (2,186 days ago) in Cancer

193.

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. Wed, 20 Jun 2018 at 06:51 EDT (2,186 days ago) in Virgo

194.

The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 20 Jun 2018 (2,186 days ago) in Scorpius

195.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2018 in the northern hemisphere. Thu, 21 Jun 2018 at 06:01 EDT (2,185 days ago) in Taurus

196.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°13'. Sat, 23 Jun 2018 at 14:46 EDT (2,183 days ago) in Libra

197.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 23 Jun 2018 at 17:15 EDT (2,183 days ago) in Libra

198.

The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 23 Jun 2018 (2,183 days ago) in Sagittarius

199.

NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 24 Jun 2018 (2,182 days ago) in Corona Australis

200.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 26 Jun 2018 at 17:01 EDT (2,180 days ago) in Capricornus