141.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°04'. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 21:03 EDT (2,518 days ago) in Ophiuchus

142.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 09 Jun 2017 at 21:33 EDT (2,518 days ago) in Ophiuchus

143.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2017 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 10 Jun 2017 (2,517 days ago) in Aries

144.

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, 10 Jun 2017 at 11:59 EDT (2,517 days ago) in Sagittarius

145.

Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 11 Jun 2017 (2,516 days ago) in Hercules

146.

Supernova SN2017erp discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5861. Mon, 12 Jun 2017 (2,514 days ago)

147.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 12 Jun 2017 at 20:42 EDT (2,515 days ago) in Aries

148.

Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 15 Jun 2017 at 06:09 EDT (2,512 days ago) in Ophiuchus

149.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 15 Jun 2017 (2,512 days ago) in Scorpius

150.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 16 Jun 2017 at 07:41 EDT (2,511 days ago) in Aquarius

151.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica. Fri, 16 Jun 2017 at 09:03 EDT (2,511 days ago) in Aquarius

152.

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. Fri, 16 Jun 2017 (2,511 days ago) in Scorpius

153.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Sat, 17 Jun 2017 at 07:33 EDT (2,510 days ago) in Aquarius

154.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 17 Jun 2017 (2,510 days ago) in Ara

155.

Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 18 Jun 2017 at 00:46 EDT (2,509 days ago) in Ophiuchus

156.

The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 18 Jun 2017 (2,509 days ago) in Ophiuchus

157.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 19 Jun 2017 at 09:42 EDT (2,508 days ago) in Taurus

158.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°22'. Tue, 20 Jun 2017 at 17:11 EDT (2,507 days ago) in Aries

159.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 20 Jun 2017 at 18:20 EDT (2,507 days ago) in Aries

160.

The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 20 Jun 2017 (2,507 days ago) in Scorpius