781.

June Bootid meteor shower 2016 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 26 Jun 2016 (2,942 days ago) in Bootes

782.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Europe. Sat, 25 Jun 2016 at 19:56 EDT (2,944 days ago) in Aquarius

783.

NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 23 Jun 2016 (2,946 days ago) in Corona Australis

784.

The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 22 Jun 2016 (2,947 days ago) in Sagittarius

785.

The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 20 Jun 2016 (2,949 days ago) in Scorpius

786.

June solstice 20 June will be the longest day of 2016 in the northern hemisphere. Mon, 20 Jun 2016 at 18:32 EDT (2,949 days ago) in Taurus

787.

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, 20 Jun 2016 at 17:06 EDT (2,949 days ago) in Sagittarius

788.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 20 Jun 2016 at 07:02 EDT (2,949 days ago) in Sagittarius

789.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 18 Jun 2016 at 21:03 EDT (2,951 days ago) in Ophiuchus

790.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°14'. Sat, 18 Jun 2016 at 20:15 EDT (2,951 days ago) in Ophiuchus

791.

The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 18 Jun 2016 (2,951 days ago) in Ophiuchus

792.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 17 Jun 2016 at 09:22 EDT (2,952 days ago) in Libra

793.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°05'. Fri, 17 Jun 2016 at 06:21 EDT (2,952 days ago) in Libra

794.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 16 Jun 2016 (2,953 days ago) in Ara

795.

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. Thu, 16 Jun 2016 (2,953 days ago) in Scorpius

796.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 15 Jun 2016 (2,954 days ago) in Scorpius

797.

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. Wed, 15 Jun 2016 at 08:00 EDT (2,954 days ago) in Virgo

798.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 13 Jun 2016 at 17:26 EDT (2,956 days ago) in Aquarius

799.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 12 Jun 2016 (2,957 days ago) in Aries

800.

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. Sun, 12 Jun 2016 at 04:10 EDT (2,957 days ago) in Leo