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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 at 22:58 EST (1,257 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 23 Jun 2020 at 00:17 EST (1,257 days ago) in Gemini |
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Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) passes perigee Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 23 Jun 2020 (1,256 days ago) in Taurus |
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NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.3) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 23 Jun 2020 (1,256 days ago) in Corona Australis |
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Conjunction of Jupiter and Pluto Jupiter and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 41'. Thu, 25 Jun 2020 at 11:02 EST (1,254 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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June Bootid meteor shower 2020 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 27 Jun 2020 (1,252 days ago) in Bootes |
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Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 27 Jun 2020 at 19:58 EST (1,252 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Sun, 28 Jun 2020 at 04:16 EST (1,251 days ago) in Virgo |
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Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) passes perigee Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 28 Jun 2020 (1,251 days ago) in Sextans |
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The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 28 Jun 2020 (1,251 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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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, 29 Jun 2020 at 22:12 EST (1,250 days ago) in Virgo |
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Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.1) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 (1,249 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Supernova SN2020nvb discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 4457. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 (1,248 days ago) |
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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 at 22:47 EST (1,249 days ago) in Gemini |
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The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 5.0) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Jul 2020 (1,248 days ago) in Serpens Cauda |
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Comet 2P/Encke passes perihelion Comet 2P/Encke makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 02 Jul 2020 (1,247 days ago) in Gemini |
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Asteroid 532 Herculina at opposition Asteroid 532 Herculina makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 02 Jul 2020 at 15:10 EST (1,247 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Sat, 04 Jul 2020 at 07:34 EST (1,245 days ago) in Pisces |
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Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) passes perihelion Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 04 Jul 2020 (1,245 days ago) in Gemini |
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Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, the Americas and Africa. Sun, 05 Jul 2020 at 00:30 EST (1,245 days ago) in Sagittarius |