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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 29 May 2025 at 21:19 PDT (14 days ago) in Taurus

2.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 31 May 2025 at 06:26 PDT (12 days ago) in Taurus

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Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 31 May 2025 at 13:57 PDT (12 days ago) in Pisces

4.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°23'. Sun, 01 Jun 2025 at 02:48 PDT (11 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 01 Jun 2025 at 03:52 PDT (11 days ago) in Leo

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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 01 Jun 2025 at 14:31 PDT (11 days ago) in Pisces

7.

The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is well placed The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (M13, NGC 6205; mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 (10 days ago) in Hercules

8.

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. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 at 20:41 PDT (10 days ago) in Leo

9.

Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 (9 days ago) in Ophiuchus

10.

Conjunction of Venus and Eris Venus and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°50'. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 at 14:31 PDT (8 days ago) in Cetus

11.

Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 (7 days ago) in Ophiuchus

12.

Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, French Southern Territories, Tasmania and Heard Island and McDonald Islands amongst others. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 at 07:29 PDT (6 days ago) in Virgo

13.

Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 (6 days ago) in Ophiuchus

14.

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. Sat, 07 Jun 2025 at 03:43 PDT (5 days ago) in Virgo

15.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia amongst others. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 at 04:00 PDT (2 days ago) in Scorpius

16.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2025 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 (2 days ago) in Aries

17.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 at 00:43 PDT (Yesterday) in Ophiuchus

18.

Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 (Today) in Hercules

19.

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. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 at 21:13 PDT (17 hours ago) in Sagittarius

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 at 22:51 PDT (16 hours ago) in Aries