361.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 at 23:13 EDT (371 days ago) in Cancer

362.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°47'. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 at 06:10 EDT (370 days ago) in Leo

363.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 at 08:54 EDT (370 days ago) in Leo

364.

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 (370 days ago) in Leo

365.

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 (369 days ago) in Sagittarius

366.

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 (368 days ago) in Corona Australis

367.

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 (366 days ago) in Virgo

368.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 at 15:17 EDT (365 days ago) in Gemini

369.

June Bootid meteor shower 2023 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 (365 days ago) in Bootes

370.

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 (363 days ago) in Ophiuchus

371.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 at 15:28 EDT (362 days ago) in Pisces

372.

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 (362 days ago) in Scorpius

373.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 01 Jul 2023 at 01:12 EDT (361 days ago) in Gemini

374.

Close approach of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars pass within 3°33' of each other. Sat, 01 Jul 2023 at 03:09 EDT (361 days ago) in Leo

375.

Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 01 Jul 2023 (361 days ago)

376.

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 (361 days ago) in Sagittarius

377.

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 (360 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

378.

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 (359 days ago) in Sagittarius

379.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 at 07:38 EDT (359 days ago) in Sagittarius

380.

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 (358 days ago) in Capricornus