121.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 (138 days ago) in Cancer

122.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 at 06:32 EST (139 days ago) in Auriga

123.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 at 01:50 EST (139 days ago) in Auriga

124.

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 EST (140 days ago) in Gemini

125.

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 (141 days ago) in Corona Australis

126.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 at 00:44 EST (142 days ago) in Taurus

127.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sun, 22 Jun 2025 at 23:29 EST (142 days ago) in Taurus

128.

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 (142 days ago) in Sagittarius

129.

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 EST (142 days ago) in Aries

130.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2025 in the northern hemisphere. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 at 22:42 EST (144 days ago) in Taurus

131.

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 (144 days ago) in Scorpius

132.

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 EST (146 days ago) in Pisces

133.

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 EST (146 days ago) in Pisces

134.

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 (146 days ago) in Ophiuchus

135.

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 EST (146 days ago) in Pisces

136.

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 (148 days ago) in Ara

137.

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 (148 days ago) in Scorpius

138.

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 (149 days ago) in Scorpius

139.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 at 01:51 EST (152 days ago) in Aries

140.

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. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 at 00:13 EST (153 days ago) in Sagittarius