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Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Oceania, the Americas, Eastern and Southeast Asia, south-eastern Russia and Alaska. Thu, 05 Jun 2031 at 07:45 EDT (1,760 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 05 Jun 2031 at 07:58 EDT (1,760 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 06 Jun 2031 at 00:38 EDT (1,761 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°55'. Fri, 06 Jun 2031 at 00:45 EDT (1,761 days away) in Ophiuchus

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Fri, 06 Jun 2031 at 06:09 EDT (1,761 days away) in Sagittarius

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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Fri, 06 Jun 2031 at 08:11 EDT (1,761 days away) in Sagittarius

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Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 06 Jun 2031 (1,761 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 07 Jun 2031 (1,762 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 08 Jun 2031 at 14:56 EDT (1,763 days away) in Taurus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its closest point to the Sun. Sun, 08 Jun 2031 at 15:01 EDT (1,763 days away) in Taurus

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Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2031 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 10 Jun 2031 (1,766 days away) in Aries

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Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 11 Jun 2031 (1,766 days away) in Hercules

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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, 11 Jun 2031 at 22:21 EDT (1,766 days away) in Pisces

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 13 Jun 2031 at 07:54 EDT (1,768 days away) in Virgo

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Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 14 Jun 2031 at 01:34 EDT (1,769 days away) in Taurus

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Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 14 Jun 2031 at 04:08 EDT (1,769 days away) in Cancer

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter is optimally positioned for observation, appearing at its closest, brightest and largest. Sun, 15 Jun 2031 at 05:12 EDT (1,770 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 16 Jun 2031 at 16:34 EDT (1,771 days away) in Ophiuchus

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NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 16 Jun 2031 (1,771 days away) in Scorpius

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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. Tue, 17 Jun 2031 (1,772 days away) in Scorpius