4481.

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. Thu, 15 Jun 2034 at 16:22 EDT (3,632 days away) in Taurus

4482.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 16 Jun 2034 at 06:26 EDT (3,633 days away) in Taurus

4483.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 16 Jun 2034 (3,633 days away) in Scorpius

4484.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°53'. Sat, 17 Jun 2034 at 18:04 EDT (3,634 days away) in Gemini

4485.

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 2034 (3,634 days away) in Scorpius

4486.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 17 Jun 2034 (3,634 days away) in Ara

4487.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°39'. Sun, 18 Jun 2034 at 01:59 EDT (3,635 days away) in Gemini

4488.

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 2034 (3,635 days away) in Ophiuchus

4489.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°01'. Mon, 19 Jun 2034 at 07:17 EDT (3,636 days away) in Cancer

4490.

Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Mon, 19 Jun 2034 at 14:17 EDT (3,636 days away) in Cancer

4491.

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 2034 (3,637 days away) in Scorpius

4492.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2034 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 21 Jun 2034 at 02:43 EDT (3,638 days away) in Taurus

4493.

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. Fri, 23 Jun 2034 at 10:35 EDT (3,640 days away) in Virgo

4494.

The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 23 Jun 2034 (3,640 days away) in Sagittarius

4495.

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 2034 (3,641 days away) in Corona Australis

4496.

Conjunction of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°07'. Mon, 26 Jun 2034 at 10:16 EDT (3,643 days away) in Gemini

4497.

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, 26 Jun 2034 at 20:20 EDT (3,643 days away) in Libra

4498.

June Bootid meteor shower 2034 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 27 Jun 2034 (3,644 days away) in Bootes

4499.

Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Tue, 27 Jun 2034 at 16:29 EDT (3,644 days away) in Gemini

4500.

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 2034 (3,646 days away) in Ophiuchus