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Comet 154P/Brewington passes perihelion Comet 154P/Brewington makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 (45 days away) in Aries

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 at 12:23 EDT (47 days away) in Taurus

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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. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 at 01:19 EDT (48 days away) in Virgo

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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. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 at 09:35 EDT (48 days away) in Virgo

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 at 12:38 EDT (48 days away) in Taurus

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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. Sat, 15 Jun 2024 (49 days away) in Scorpius

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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 Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan amongst others. Sun, 16 Jun 2024 at 15:13 EDT (50 days away) in Virgo

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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. Sun, 16 Jun 2024 (50 days away) 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. Sun, 16 Jun 2024 (50 days away) in Ara

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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. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 (52 days away) in Ophiuchus

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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 Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Solomon Islands and Fiji amongst others. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 at 07:17 EDT (54 days away) in Scorpius

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June solstice 20 June will be the longest day of 2024 in the northern hemisphere. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 at 16:49 EDT (54 days away) in Taurus

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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. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 (54 days away) in Scorpius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 at 21:07 EDT (55 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Sat, 22 Jun 2024 at 03:55 EDT (56 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Sat, 22 Jun 2024 (56 days away) in Sagittarius

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NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 23 Jun 2024 (57 days away) in Corona Australis

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June Bootid meteor shower 2024 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 (61 days away) in Bootes

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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, 27 Jun 2024 at 07:30 EDT (61 days away) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 at 10:56 EDT (61 days away) in Aquarius