2741.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°35'. Thu, 13 Jun 2030 at 07:44 EDT (2,151 days away) in Libra

2742.

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 the Contiguous United States, Mexico, Canada and Hawaii amongst others. Fri, 14 Jun 2030 at 04:04 EDT (2,152 days away) in Scorpius

2743.

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. Fri, 14 Jun 2030 at 19:33 EDT (2,152 days away) in Ophiuchus

2744.

Partial lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Asia, Africa, south-western Russia, Oceania and Southern and Eastern Europe. Sat, 15 Jun 2030 at 14:33 EDT (2,153 days away) in Ophiuchus

2745.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 15 Jun 2030 at 14:40 EDT (2,153 days away) in Ophiuchus

2746.

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. Sun, 16 Jun 2030 at 08:38 EDT (2,154 days away) in Sagittarius

2747.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 16 Jun 2030 (2,154 days away) in Scorpius

2748.

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. Mon, 17 Jun 2030 (2,155 days away) in Scorpius

2749.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 17 Jun 2030 (2,155 days away) in Ara

2750.

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 2030 (2,156 days away) in Ophiuchus

2751.

The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 20 Jun 2030 (2,158 days away) in Scorpius

2752.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2030 in the northern hemisphere. Fri, 21 Jun 2030 at 03:38 EDT (2,159 days away) in Taurus

2753.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 21 Jun 2030 at 17:57 EDT (2,159 days away) in Taurus

2754.

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. Sat, 22 Jun 2030 at 13:20 EDT (2,160 days away) in Pisces

2755.

The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 23 Jun 2030 (2,161 days away) in Sagittarius

2756.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 24 Jun 2030 at 03:10 EDT (2,162 days away) in Gemini

2757.

Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 18' of each other. Mon, 24 Jun 2030 at 19:39 EDT (2,162 days away) in Taurus

2758.

NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 24 Jun 2030 (2,162 days away) in Corona Australis

2759.

Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 19'. Mon, 24 Jun 2030 at 21:14 EDT (2,162 days away) in Taurus

2760.

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, 27 Jun 2030 at 10:14 EDT (2,165 days away) in Taurus