341.

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 (1,072 days ago) in Gemini

342.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 12 Jun 2021 at 17:18 EDT (1,072 days ago) in Gemini

343.

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 (1,071 days ago) in Cancer

344.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 13 Jun 2021 at 16:47 EDT (1,071 days ago) in Cancer

345.

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 (1,069 days ago) in Scorpius

346.

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 (1,068 days ago) in Scorpius

347.

Comet 15P/Finlay passes perigee Comet 15P/Finlay makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 (1,067 days ago) in Pisces

348.

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 (1,067 days ago) in Ara

349.

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 (1,067 days ago) in Virgo

350.

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 (1,066 days ago) in Ophiuchus

351.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 20 Jun 2021 at 11:07 EDT (1,064 days ago) in Aquarius

352.

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 (1,064 days ago) in Scorpius

353.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2021 in the northern hemisphere. Sun, 20 Jun 2021 at 23:25 EDT (1,064 days ago) in Taurus

354.

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 (1,062 days ago) in Scorpius

355.

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 (1,062 days ago) in Sagittarius

356.

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 (1,061 days ago) in Ophiuchus

357.

Close approach of Mars and M44 Mars and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 at 18:35 EDT (1,061 days ago) in Cancer

358.

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 (1,061 days ago) in Corona Australis

359.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 24 Jun 2021 at 14:39 EDT (1,060 days ago) in Sagittarius

360.

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 (1,059 days ago) in Sagittarius