61.

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. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 (302 days ago) in Scorpius

62.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 15 Jun 2025 (303 days ago) in Scorpius

63.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 at 01:51 EDT (306 days ago) in Aries

64.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 at 00:13 EDT (306 days ago) in Sagittarius

65.

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 (307 days ago) in Hercules

66.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 at 03:43 EDT (307 days ago) in Ophiuchus

67.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2025 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 (308 days ago) in Aries

68.

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 07:00 EDT (308 days ago) in Scorpius

69.

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 06:43 EDT (311 days ago) in Virgo

70.

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 (312 days ago) in Ophiuchus

71.

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 10:29 EDT (312 days ago) in Virgo

72.

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 (313 days ago) in Ophiuchus

73.

Conjunction of Venus and Eris Venus and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°50'. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 at 17:31 EDT (314 days ago) in Cetus

74.

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 (315 days ago) in Ophiuchus

75.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 at 23:41 EDT (316 days ago) in Leo

76.

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 (316 days ago) in Hercules

77.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 01 Jun 2025 at 17:31 EDT (317 days ago) in Pisces

78.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 01 Jun 2025 at 06:52 EDT (317 days ago) in Leo

79.

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 05:48 EDT (317 days ago) in Leo

80.

Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 31 May 2025 at 16:57 EDT (318 days ago) in Pisces