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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. Mon, 07 Jun 2021 at 22:27 EDT (1,117 days ago) in Aries

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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. Tue, 08 Jun 2021 at 23:43 EDT (1,116 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 09 Jun 2021 at 21:21 EDT (1,115 days ago) in Taurus

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Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from eastern Canada, western Greenland and eastern Russia. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 at 06:42 EDT (1,114 days ago) in Taurus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 at 06:54 EDT (1,114 days ago) in Taurus

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Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2021 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 (1,114 days ago) in Aries

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 at 21:07 EDT (1,114 days ago) in Taurus

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Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 11 Jun 2021 (1,113 days ago) in Hercules

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°28'. Sat, 12 Jun 2021 at 02:42 EDT (1,112 days ago) in Gemini

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 12 Jun 2021 at 17:18 EDT (1,112 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°48'. Sun, 13 Jun 2021 at 15:52 EDT (1,111 days ago) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 13 Jun 2021 at 16:47 EDT (1,111 days ago) in Cancer

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NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 (1,109 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Wed, 16 Jun 2021 (1,108 days ago) in Scorpius

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Comet 15P/Finlay passes perigee Comet 15P/Finlay makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 (1,107 days ago) in Pisces

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NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 (1,107 days ago) in Ara

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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. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 at 23:54 EDT (1,107 days ago) in Virgo

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The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 (1,106 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 20 Jun 2021 at 11:07 EDT (1,104 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 20 Jun 2021 (1,104 days ago) in Scorpius