121.

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. Sun, 14 Jun 2020 at 20:56 EDT (1,410 days ago) in Cetus

122.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 15 Jun 2020 (1,409 days ago) in Scorpius

123.

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. Tue, 16 Jun 2020 (1,408 days ago) in Scorpius

124.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 16 Jun 2020 (1,408 days ago) in Ara

125.

Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) passes perihelion Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 18 Jun 2020 (1,406 days ago) in Hydra

126.

The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 18 Jun 2020 (1,406 days ago) in Ophiuchus

127.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Jun 2020 at 04:32 EDT (1,405 days ago) in Taurus

128.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Greenland, Canada and Sweden amongst others. Fri, 19 Jun 2020 at 04:32 EDT (1,405 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 44'. Fri, 19 Jun 2020 at 04:54 EDT (1,405 days ago) in Taurus

130.

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. Sat, 20 Jun 2020 at 06:31 EDT (1,404 days ago) in Taurus

131.

June solstice 20 June will be the longest day of 2020 in the northern hemisphere. Sat, 20 Jun 2020 at 17:36 EDT (1,404 days ago) in Taurus

132.

The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 20 Jun 2020 (1,404 days ago) in Scorpius

133.

Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Asia and Africa. Sun, 21 Jun 2020 at 02:41 EDT (1,403 days ago) in Taurus

134.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 21 Jun 2020 at 02:42 EDT (1,403 days ago) in Taurus

135.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°52'. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 at 03:19 EDT (1,402 days ago) in Gemini

136.

Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2020 apparition. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 (1,402 days ago) in Hydra

137.

The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 (1,402 days ago) in Sagittarius

138.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 at 22:58 EDT (1,402 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 23 Jun 2020 at 00:17 EDT (1,401 days ago) in Gemini

140.

NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 23 Jun 2020 (1,401 days ago) in Corona Australis