381.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Sat, 22 Jun 2024 at 03:55 EDT (659 days ago) in Sagittarius

382.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 at 21:07 EDT (660 days ago) in Sagittarius

383.

The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 (661 days ago) in Scorpius

384.

June solstice 20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 at 16:49 EDT (661 days ago) in Taurus

385.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Solomon Islands and Fiji amongst others. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 at 07:17 EDT (661 days ago) in Scorpius

386.

The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 (663 days ago) in Ophiuchus

387.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 16 Jun 2024 (665 days ago) in Ara

388.

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. Sun, 16 Jun 2024 (665 days ago) in Scorpius

389.

Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan amongst others. Sun, 16 Jun 2024 at 15:13 EDT (665 days ago) in Virgo

390.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 15 Jun 2024 (666 days ago) in Scorpius

391.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 at 12:38 EDT (667 days ago) in Taurus

392.

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. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 at 09:35 EDT (667 days ago) in Virgo

393.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 at 01:19 EDT (667 days ago) in Virgo

394.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its closest point to the Sun. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 at 12:23 EDT (668 days ago) in Taurus

395.

Comet 154P/Brewington passes perihelion Comet 154P/Brewington makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 (670 days ago) in Aries

396.

Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 (671 days ago) in Hercules

397.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2024 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 (671 days ago) in Aries

398.

Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 (675 days ago) in Ophiuchus

399.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 at 08:38 EDT (675 days ago) in Taurus

400.

Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 (676 days ago) in Ophiuchus