21.

Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 31 May 2025 at 16:57 EDT (287 days ago) in Pisces

22.

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 (286 days ago) in Leo

23.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 01 Jun 2025 at 06:52 EDT (286 days ago) in Leo

24.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 01 Jun 2025 at 17:31 EDT (286 days ago) in Pisces

25.

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 (285 days ago) in Hercules

26.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 at 23:41 EDT (285 days ago) in Leo

27.

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 (284 days ago) in Ophiuchus

28.

Conjunction of Venus and Eris Venus and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°50'. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 at 17:31 EDT (283 days ago) in Cetus

29.

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 (282 days ago) in Ophiuchus

30.

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 (281 days ago) in Virgo

31.

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 (281 days ago) in Ophiuchus

32.

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 (280 days ago) in Virgo

33.

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 (277 days ago) in Scorpius

34.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2025 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 (277 days ago) in Aries

35.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 at 03:43 EDT (276 days ago) in Ophiuchus

36.

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 2025 (276 days ago) in Hercules

37.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 at 00:13 EDT (275 days ago) in Sagittarius

38.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 at 01:51 EDT (275 days ago) in Aries

39.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 15 Jun 2025 (272 days ago) in Scorpius

40.

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. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 (271 days ago) in Scorpius