161.

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, 28 May 2022 at 18:24 EDT (700 days ago) in Aries

162.

Messier 4 is well placed The globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121; mag 5.4) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 28 May 2022 (700 days ago) in Scorpius

163.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 38'. Sat, 28 May 2022 at 20:03 EDT (700 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars pass within 34' of each other. Sun, 29 May 2022 at 06:26 EDT (699 days ago) in Pisces

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 30 May 2022 at 07:31 EDT (698 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Wed, 01 Jun 2022 at 21:13 EDT (696 days ago) in Gemini

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The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is well placed The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (M13, NGC 6205; mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 02 Jun 2022 (695 days ago) in Hercules

168.

Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 (694 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 04 Jun 2022 at 17:35 EDT (693 days ago) in Capricornus

170.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 at 15:10 EDT (691 days ago) in Scorpius

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Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 (691 days ago) in Ophiuchus

172.

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. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 at 10:49 EDT (690 days ago) in Leo

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Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 (690 days ago) in Ophiuchus

174.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2022 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 10 Jun 2022 (687 days ago) in Aries

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Comet C/2021 E3 (ZTF) passes perihelion Comet C/2021 E3 (ZTF) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 11 Jun 2022 (686 days ago) in Mensa

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Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°36'. Sat, 11 Jun 2022 at 09:14 EDT (686 days ago) in Aries

177.

Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 11 Jun 2022 (686 days ago) in Hercules

178.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, the Contiguous United States, the Canary Islands and the Portuguese Azores amongst others. Sun, 12 Jun 2022 at 23:18 EDT (685 days ago) in Scorpius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 14 Jun 2022 at 07:51 EDT (683 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Tue, 14 Jun 2022 at 19:23 EDT (683 days ago) in Sagittarius