1661.

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. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 at 14:30 EDT (376 days ago) in Leo

1662.

The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 (375 days ago) in Sagittarius

1663.

NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 24 Jun 2023 (374 days ago) in Corona Australis

1664.

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. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 at 03:50 EDT (372 days ago) in Virgo

1665.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 at 15:17 EDT (371 days ago) in Gemini

1666.

June Bootid meteor shower 2023 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 (371 days ago) in Bootes

1667.

The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 (369 days ago) in Ophiuchus

1668.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 at 15:28 EDT (368 days ago) in Pisces

1669.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, French Southern Territories, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and Heard Island and McDonald Islands amongst others. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 at 15:54 EDT (368 days ago) in Scorpius

1670.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 01 Jul 2023 at 01:12 EDT (367 days ago) in Gemini

1671.

Close approach of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars pass within 3°33' of each other. Sat, 01 Jul 2023 at 03:09 EDT (367 days ago) in Leo

1672.

Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 01 Jul 2023 (367 days ago)

1673.

Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Jul 2023 (367 days ago) in Sagittarius

1674.

The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 02 Jul 2023 (366 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

1675.

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. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 at 06:27 EDT (365 days ago) in Sagittarius

1676.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 at 07:38 EDT (365 days ago) in Sagittarius

1677.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Tue, 04 Jul 2023 at 18:25 EDT (364 days ago) in Capricornus

1678.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 at 16:06 EDT (362 days ago) in Pisces

1679.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°40'. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 at 23:09 EDT (362 days ago) in Aquarius

1680.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 at 00:59 EDT (361 days ago) in Aquarius