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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, French Southern Territories, Tasmania and Heard Island and McDonald Islands amongst others. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 at 10:29 EDT (342 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 (342 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Sat, 07 Jun 2025 at 06:43 EDT (341 days ago) in Virgo

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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 (338 days ago) in Scorpius

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Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2025 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 (338 days ago) in Aries

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 at 03:43 EDT (337 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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 2025 (337 days ago) in Hercules

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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. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 at 00:13 EDT (336 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 at 01:51 EDT (336 days ago) in Aries

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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. Sun, 15 Jun 2025 (333 days ago) 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. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 (332 days ago) in Scorpius

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NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 (332 days ago) in Ara

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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, 18 Jun 2025 at 15:19 EDT (330 days ago) in Pisces

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The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 (330 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon, Saturn and Neptune The Moon, Saturn and Neptune pass close to one another. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 at 21:11 EDT (330 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°23'. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 at 23:57 EDT (330 days ago) in Pisces

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The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 (328 days ago) in Scorpius

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June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2025 in the northern hemisphere. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 at 22:42 EDT (328 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°10'. Sun, 22 Jun 2025 at 04:36 EDT (326 days ago) in Aries

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The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 22 Jun 2025 (326 days ago) in Sagittarius