201.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 26 May 2025 at 23:03 EDT (402 days away) in Taurus

202.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°12'. Wed, 28 May 2025 at 09:13 EDT (404 days away) in Taurus

203.

Messier 4 is well placed The globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121; mag 5.4) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 28 May 2025 (404 days away) in Scorpius

204.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 30 May 2025 at 00:19 EDT (406 days away) in Taurus

205.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 31 May 2025 at 09:26 EDT (407 days away) in Taurus

206.

Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 31 May 2025 at 16:57 EDT (407 days away) in Pisces

207.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°23'. Sun, 01 Jun 2025 at 05:48 EDT (408 days away) in Leo

208.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 01 Jun 2025 at 06:52 EDT (408 days away) in Leo

209.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 01 Jun 2025 at 17:31 EDT (408 days away) in Pisces

210.

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. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 (409 days away) in Hercules

211.

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. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 at 23:41 EDT (409 days away) in Leo

212.

Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 (410 days away) in Ophiuchus

213.

Conjunction of Venus and Eris Venus and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°49'. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 at 01:49 EDT (412 days away) in Cetus

214.

Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 (412 days away) in Ophiuchus

215.

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, French Southern Territories, Tasmania and Heard Island and McDonald Islands amongst others. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 at 10:29 EDT (413 days away) in Virgo

216.

Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 (413 days away) in Ophiuchus

217.

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. Sat, 07 Jun 2025 at 06:43 EDT (414 days away) in Virgo

218.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia amongst others. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 at 07:00 EDT (417 days away) in Scorpius

219.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2025 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 (417 days away) in Aries

220.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 at 03:43 EDT (418 days away) in Ophiuchus