2081.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7'04". Tue, 04 Jun 2024 at 06:04 EDT (47 days ago) in Taurus

2082.

Close approach of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury pass within 6'45" of each other. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 at 06:32 EDT (47 days ago) in Taurus

2083.

Venus at superior solar conjunction Venus passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 at 12:03 EDT (47 days ago) in Taurus

2084.

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. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 at 10:24 EDT (46 days ago) in Taurus

2085.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°40'. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 at 10:26 EDT (46 days ago) in Taurus

2086.

Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 (46 days ago) in Ophiuchus

2087.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 at 08:38 EDT (45 days ago) in Taurus

2088.

Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 (45 days ago) in Ophiuchus

2089.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2024 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 (41 days ago) in Aries

2090.

Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 (41 days ago) in Hercules

2091.

Comet 154P/Brewington passes perihelion Comet 154P/Brewington makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 (38 days ago) in Aries

2092.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 at 12:23 EDT (38 days ago) in Taurus

2093.

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, 14 Jun 2024 at 01:19 EDT (37 days ago) in Virgo

2094.

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. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 at 09:35 EDT (37 days ago) in Virgo

2095.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 at 12:38 EDT (37 days ago) in Taurus

2096.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 15 Jun 2024 (36 days ago) in Scorpius

2097.

Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan amongst others. Sun, 16 Jun 2024 at 15:13 EDT (35 days ago) in Virgo

2098.

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, 16 Jun 2024 (35 days ago) in Scorpius

2099.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 16 Jun 2024 (35 days ago) in Ara

2100.

The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 (33 days ago) in Ophiuchus