281.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 12:49 PDT (2,579 days ago) in Cancer

282.

Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 09:46 PDT (2,579 days ago) in Ophiuchus

283.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°20'. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 06:11 PDT (2,579 days ago) in Cancer

284.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 05:38 PDT (2,579 days ago) in Cancer

285.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 14 Jun 2018 at 16:58 PDT (2,581 days ago) in Scorpius

286.

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. Thu, 14 Jun 2018 at 16:52 PDT (2,581 days ago) in Gemini

287.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 13 Jun 2018 at 12:44 PDT (2,582 days ago) in Taurus

288.

Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 13 Jun 2018 (2,582 days ago) in Virgo

289.

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. Tue, 12 Jun 2018 at 15:16 PDT (2,583 days ago) in Taurus

290.

Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 11 Jun 2018 (2,584 days ago) in Hercules

291.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2018 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 10 Jun 2018 (2,585 days ago) in Aries

292.

Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 07 Jun 2018 (2,588 days ago) in Ophiuchus

293.

Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 06 Jun 2018 (2,589 days ago) in Ophiuchus

294.

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, 06 Jun 2018 at 11:32 PDT (2,589 days ago) in Aquarius

295.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 06 Jun 2018 at 03:45 PDT (2,589 days ago) in Taurus

296.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 05 Jun 2018 at 19:08 PDT (2,590 days ago) in Taurus

297.

Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 03 Jun 2018 (2,592 days ago) in Ophiuchus

298.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°09'. Sun, 03 Jun 2018 at 04:59 PDT (2,592 days ago) in Capricornus

299.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 03 Jun 2018 at 03:54 PDT (2,592 days ago) in Capricornus

300.

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. Sat, 02 Jun 2018 (2,593 days ago) in Hercules