3561.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 18 Jun 2027 at 20:44 EDT (1,076 days away) in Sagittarius

3562.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Sat, 19 Jun 2027 at 18:00 EDT (1,077 days away) in Sagittarius

3563.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from the Contiguous United States, Canada and Mexico. Sun, 20 Jun 2027 at 02:59 EDT (1,078 days away) in Sagittarius

3564.

The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 20 Jun 2027 (1,078 days away) in Scorpius

3565.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2027 in the northern hemisphere. Mon, 21 Jun 2027 at 10:15 EDT (1,079 days away) in Taurus

3566.

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. Tue, 22 Jun 2027 at 01:07 EDT (1,080 days away) in Capricornus

3567.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 23 Jun 2027 at 03:54 EDT (1,081 days away) in Orion

3568.

The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 23 Jun 2027 (1,081 days away) in Sagittarius

3569.

NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 24 Jun 2027 (1,082 days away) in Corona Australis

3570.

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. Sun, 27 Jun 2027 at 00:54 EDT (1,085 days away) in Pisces

3571.

June Bootid meteor shower 2027 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 27 Jun 2027 (1,085 days away) in Bootes

3572.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°01'. Mon, 28 Jun 2027 at 21:33 EDT (1,086 days away) in Pisces

3573.

The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 29 Jun 2027 (1,087 days away) in Ophiuchus

3574.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Thu, 01 Jul 2027 at 03:37 EDT (1,089 days away) in Taurus

3575.

Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 01 Jul 2027 (1,089 days away) in Sagittarius

3576.

Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 01 Jul 2027 at 19:58 EDT (1,089 days away) in Sagittarius

3577.

The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 02 Jul 2027 (1,090 days away) in Serpens Cauda

3578.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°15'. Sat, 03 Jul 2027 at 00:21 EDT (1,091 days away) in Taurus

3579.

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. Sat, 03 Jul 2027 at 20:26 EDT (1,091 days away) in Gemini

3580.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 03 Jul 2027 at 23:03 EDT (1,091 days away) in Gemini