161.

Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 (324 days ago) in Ophiuchus

162.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°58'. Fri, 09 Jun 2023 at 16:22 EDT (322 days ago) in Aquarius

163.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 09 Jun 2023 at 18:29 EDT (322 days ago) in Aquarius

164.

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, 10 Jun 2023 at 15:31 EDT (321 days ago) in Aquarius

165.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2023 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 10 Jun 2023 (320 days ago) in Aries

166.

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 2023 (320 days ago) in Hercules

167.

Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 at 20:30 EDT (318 days ago) in Cancer

168.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 at 01:26 EDT (317 days ago) in Aries

169.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°30'. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 at 02:36 EDT (317 days ago) in Aries

170.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°18'. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 at 16:40 EDT (315 days ago) in Taurus

171.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 (315 days ago) in Scorpius

172.

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, 17 Jun 2023 at 09:26 EDT (314 days ago) in Taurus

173.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 17 Jun 2023 at 12:51 EDT (314 days ago) in Aquarius

174.

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. Sat, 17 Jun 2023 (314 days ago) in Scorpius

175.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 17 Jun 2023 (314 days ago) in Ara

176.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 18 Jun 2023 at 00:38 EDT (313 days ago) in Taurus

177.

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 2023 (313 days ago) in Ophiuchus

178.

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 2023 (311 days ago) in Scorpius

179.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2023 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 at 10:54 EDT (310 days ago) in Taurus

180.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°41'. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 at 20:48 EDT (310 days ago) in Cancer