41.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sat, 28 Jun 2025 at 17:25 EDT (288 days ago) in Cancer

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June Bootid meteor shower 2025 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 (289 days ago) in Bootes

43.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°50'. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 at 02:03 EDT (289 days ago) in Cancer

44.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 at 12:01 EDT (290 days ago) in Gemini

45.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 (290 days ago) in Cancer

46.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 at 06:32 EDT (291 days ago) in Auriga

47.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 at 01:50 EDT (291 days ago) in Auriga

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Jupiter at solar conjunction Jupiter 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, 24 Jun 2025 at 11:05 EDT (292 days ago) in Gemini

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NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 (293 days ago) in Corona Australis

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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 at 00:44 EDT (293 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sun, 22 Jun 2025 at 23:29 EDT (294 days ago) in Taurus

52.

The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 22 Jun 2025 (294 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°10'. Sun, 22 Jun 2025 at 04:36 EDT (294 days ago) in Aries

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June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2025 in the northern hemisphere. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 at 22:42 EDT (296 days ago) in Taurus

55.

The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 (296 days ago) in Scorpius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°23'. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 at 23:57 EDT (298 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon, Saturn and Neptune The Moon, Saturn and Neptune pass close to one another. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 at 21:11 EDT (298 days ago) in Pisces

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The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 (298 days ago) in Ophiuchus

59.

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. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 at 15:19 EDT (298 days ago) in Pisces

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NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 (300 days ago) in Ara