121.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 04 Jun 2022 at 17:35 EDT (698 days ago) in Capricornus

122.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 at 12:46 EDT (696 days ago) in Scorpius

123.

Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 (696 days ago) in Ophiuchus

124.

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. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 at 10:49 EDT (695 days ago) in Leo

125.

Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 (695 days ago) in Ophiuchus

126.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2022 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 10 Jun 2022 (692 days ago) in Aries

127.

Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 11 Jun 2022 (691 days ago) in Hercules

128.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, the Contiguous United States, the Canary Islands and the Portuguese Azores amongst others. Sun, 12 Jun 2022 at 23:18 EDT (690 days ago) in Scorpius

129.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 14 Jun 2022 at 07:51 EDT (688 days ago) in Ophiuchus

130.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand amongst others. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 at 14:10 EDT (687 days ago) in Sagittarius

131.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 at 17:21 EDT (686 days ago) in Taurus

132.

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. Fri, 17 Jun 2022 (685 days ago) in Scorpius

133.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°16'. Sat, 18 Jun 2022 at 08:22 EDT (684 days ago) in Capricornus

134.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 18 Jun 2022 at 10:48 EDT (684 days ago) in Capricornus

135.

The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 18 Jun 2022 (684 days ago) in Ophiuchus

136.

The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 20 Jun 2022 (682 days ago) in Scorpius

137.

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. Mon, 20 Jun 2022 at 23:11 EDT (682 days ago) in Pisces

138.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2022 in the northern hemisphere. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 at 05:08 EDT (681 days ago) in Taurus

139.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°44'. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 at 09:35 EDT (681 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 at 11:54 EDT (681 days ago) in Pisces