41.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°28'. Sat, 12 Jun 2021 at 02:42 EDT (1,059 days ago) in Gemini

42.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 12 Jun 2021 at 17:18 EDT (1,059 days ago) in Gemini

43.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°48'. Sun, 13 Jun 2021 at 15:52 EDT (1,058 days ago) in Cancer

44.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 13 Jun 2021 at 16:47 EDT (1,058 days ago) in Cancer

45.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 (1,056 days ago) in Scorpius

46.

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. Wed, 16 Jun 2021 (1,055 days ago) in Scorpius

47.

Comet 15P/Finlay passes perigee Comet 15P/Finlay makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 (1,054 days ago) in Pisces

48.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 (1,054 days ago) in Ara

49.

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. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 at 23:54 EDT (1,054 days ago) in Virgo

50.

The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 (1,053 days ago) in Ophiuchus

51.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 20 Jun 2021 at 11:07 EDT (1,051 days ago) in Aquarius

52.

The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 20 Jun 2021 (1,051 days ago) in Scorpius

53.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2021 in the northern hemisphere. Sun, 20 Jun 2021 at 23:25 EDT (1,051 days ago) in Taurus

54.

Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Tue, 22 Jun 2021 at 14:28 EDT (1,049 days ago) in Scorpius

55.

The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 22 Jun 2021 (1,049 days ago) in Sagittarius

56.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 at 05:54 EDT (1,048 days ago) in Ophiuchus

57.

Close approach of Mars and M44 Mars and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 at 18:35 EDT (1,048 days ago) in Cancer

58.

NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 (1,048 days ago) in Corona Australis

59.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 24 Jun 2021 at 14:39 EDT (1,047 days ago) in Sagittarius

60.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 at 01:47 EDT (1,046 days ago) in Sagittarius