261.

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, 06 Jun 2023 at 19:05 EDT (472 days ago) in Sagittarius

262.

Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 (472 days ago) in Ophiuchus

263.

Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 (471 days ago) in Ophiuchus

264.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°58'. Fri, 09 Jun 2023 at 16:22 EDT (469 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 09 Jun 2023 at 18:29 EDT (469 days ago) in Aquarius

266.

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, 10 Jun 2023 at 15:31 EDT (468 days ago) in Aquarius

267.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2023 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 10 Jun 2023 (467 days ago) in Aries

268.

Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 11 Jun 2023 (467 days ago) in Hercules

269.

Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 at 20:30 EDT (465 days ago) in Cancer

270.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 at 01:26 EDT (464 days ago) in Aries

271.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°30'. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 at 02:36 EDT (464 days ago) in Aries

272.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°18'. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 at 16:40 EDT (462 days ago) in Taurus

273.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 (462 days ago) in Scorpius

274.

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, 17 Jun 2023 at 09:26 EDT (461 days ago) in Taurus

275.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 17 Jun 2023 at 12:51 EDT (461 days ago) in Aquarius

276.

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. Sat, 17 Jun 2023 (461 days ago) in Scorpius

277.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 17 Jun 2023 (461 days ago) in Ara

278.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 18 Jun 2023 at 00:38 EDT (460 days ago) in Taurus

279.

The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 18 Jun 2023 (460 days ago) in Ophiuchus

280.

The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 (458 days ago) in Scorpius