941.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°38'. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 at 17:16 EDT (711 days away) in Aries

942.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sat, 13 Jun 2026 at 09:41 EDT (712 days away) in Taurus

943.

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. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 at 05:56 EDT (713 days away) in Taurus

944.

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. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 at 19:19 EDT (713 days away) in Taurus

945.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 at 22:55 EDT (713 days away) in Taurus

946.

Asteroid 14 Irene at opposition Asteroid 14 Irene makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 at 10:22 EDT (714 days away) in Ophiuchus

947.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 at 18:40 EDT (714 days away) in Gemini

948.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°35'. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 at 15:33 EDT (715 days away) in Gemini

949.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 (715 days away) in Scorpius

950.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°32'. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 02:52 EDT (716 days away) in Gemini

951.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 03:58 EDT (716 days away) in Gemini

952.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 17'. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 16:20 EDT (716 days away) in Cancer

953.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 16:30 EDT (716 days away) in Cancer

954.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Canada, Brazil and Venezuela amongst others. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 16:30 EDT (716 days away) in Cancer

955.

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. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 (716 days away) in Scorpius

956.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 (716 days away) in Ara

957.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 20:52 EDT (716 days away) in Cancer

958.

The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 (717 days away) in Ophiuchus

959.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar and Zimbabwe amongst others. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 at 10:55 EDT (718 days away) in Leo

960.

Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 at 22:31 EDT (718 days away) in Cancer