121.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 at 06:54 EDT (1,043 days ago) in Taurus

122.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2021 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 (1,043 days ago) in Aries

123.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 at 21:07 EDT (1,043 days ago) in Taurus

124.

Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 11 Jun 2021 (1,042 days ago) in Hercules

125.

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 (1,041 days ago) in Gemini

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 12 Jun 2021 at 17:18 EDT (1,041 days ago) in Gemini

127.

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 (1,040 days ago) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 13 Jun 2021 at 16:47 EDT (1,040 days ago) in Cancer

129.

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 (1,038 days ago) in Scorpius

130.

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 (1,037 days ago) in Scorpius

131.

Comet 15P/Finlay passes perigee Comet 15P/Finlay makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 (1,036 days ago) in Pisces

132.

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 (1,036 days ago) in Ara

133.

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 (1,036 days ago) in Virgo

134.

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 (1,035 days ago) in Ophiuchus

135.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 20 Jun 2021 at 11:07 EDT (1,033 days ago) in Aquarius

136.

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 (1,033 days ago) in Scorpius

137.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2021 in the northern hemisphere. Sun, 20 Jun 2021 at 23:25 EDT (1,033 days ago) in Taurus

138.

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 (1,031 days ago) in Scorpius

139.

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 (1,031 days ago) in Sagittarius

140.

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 (1,030 days ago) in Ophiuchus