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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 (434 days away) in Cancer

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Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 at 12:01 EDT (434 days away) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°50'. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 at 02:03 EDT (435 days away) in Cancer

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June Bootid meteor shower 2025 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 (435 days away) in Bootes

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sat, 28 Jun 2025 at 17:25 EDT (436 days away) in Cancer

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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. Sat, 28 Jun 2025 (436 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of Saturn and Neptune Saturn and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 59'. Sun, 29 Jun 2025 at 04:20 EDT (437 days away) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 12'. Sun, 29 Jun 2025 at 21:04 EDT (437 days away) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 29 Jun 2025 at 21:16 EDT (437 days away) in Leo

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Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Clipperton Island. Sun, 29 Jun 2025 at 21:16 EDT (437 days away) in Leo

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Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 (439 days away) in Sagittarius

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The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 (439 days away) in Serpens Cauda

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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. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 at 15:30 EDT (440 days away) in Virgo

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Close approach of Mercury and M44 Mercury and M44 pass close to each other. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 at 02:02 EDT (441 days away) in Cancer

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 at 15:54 EDT (441 days away) in Pisces

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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Falkland Islands amongst others. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 at 17:40 EDT (441 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°25'. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 at 20:55 EDT (441 days away) in Taurus

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 at 00:37 EDT (442 days away) in Cancer

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 at 17:30 EDT (442 days away) in Pisces

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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, 04 Jul 2025 at 22:28 EDT (442 days away) in Virgo