101.

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 (695 days ago) in Scorpius

102.

June solstice 20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 at 16:49 EDT (695 days ago) in Taurus

103.

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 (695 days ago) in Scorpius

104.

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 (697 days ago) in Ophiuchus

105.

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 (699 days ago) in Ara

106.

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 (699 days ago) in Scorpius

107.

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 (699 days ago) in Virgo

108.

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 (700 days ago) in Scorpius

109.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 at 12:38 EDT (701 days ago) in Taurus

110.

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 (701 days ago) in Virgo

111.

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 (701 days ago) in Virgo

112.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its closest point to the Sun. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 at 12:23 EDT (702 days ago) in Taurus

113.

Comet 154P/Brewington passes perihelion Comet 154P/Brewington makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 (704 days ago) in Aries

114.

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 (705 days ago) in Hercules

115.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2024 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 (705 days ago) in Aries

116.

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 (709 days ago) in Ophiuchus

117.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 at 08:38 EDT (709 days ago) in Taurus

118.

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 (710 days ago) in Ophiuchus

119.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°40'. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 at 10:26 EDT (710 days ago) in Taurus

120.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 at 10:24 EDT (710 days ago) in Taurus