221.

Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 11 Jun 2018 (2,159 days ago) in Hercules

222.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Tue, 12 Jun 2018 at 18:16 EDT (2,158 days ago) in Taurus

223.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 13 Jun 2018 at 15:44 EDT (2,157 days ago) in Taurus

224.

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. Thu, 14 Jun 2018 at 19:52 EDT (2,156 days ago) in Gemini

225.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 15 Jun 2018 at 12:46 EDT (2,155 days ago) in Scorpius

226.

Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 05:34 EDT (2,154 days ago) in Ophiuchus

227.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 08:38 EDT (2,154 days ago) in Cancer

228.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°20'. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 09:11 EDT (2,154 days ago) in Cancer

229.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 at 15:49 EDT (2,154 days ago) in Cancer

230.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 16 Jun 2018 (2,154 days ago) in Scorpius

231.

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. Sun, 17 Jun 2018 (2,153 days ago) in Scorpius

232.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 17 Jun 2018 (2,153 days ago) in Ara

233.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 18 Jun 2018 at 19:45 EDT (2,152 days ago) in Aquarius

234.

Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition Asteroid 4 Vesta makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 18 Jun 2018 at 19:58 EDT (2,152 days ago) in Sagittarius

235.

The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 18 Jun 2018 (2,152 days ago) in Ophiuchus

236.

Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 20 Jun 2018 at 06:49 EDT (2,150 days ago) in Cancer

237.

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. Wed, 20 Jun 2018 at 06:51 EDT (2,150 days ago) in Virgo

238.

The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 20 Jun 2018 (2,150 days ago) in Scorpius

239.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2018 in the northern hemisphere. Thu, 21 Jun 2018 at 06:01 EDT (2,149 days ago) in Taurus

240.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°13'. Sat, 23 Jun 2018 at 14:46 EDT (2,147 days ago) in Libra