41.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 31 May 2024 at 04:26 EDT (11 days away) in Aquarius

42.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay amongst others. Fri, 31 May 2024 at 04:26 EDT (11 days away) in Aquarius

43.

Close approach of the Moon and Neptune The Moon and Neptune pass close to each other. Fri, 31 May 2024 at 22:54 EDT (11 days away) in Pisces

44.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa. Fri, 31 May 2024 at 22:54 EDT (11 days away) in Pisces

45.

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. Sat, 01 Jun 2024 (12 days away) in Hercules

46.

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. Sun, 02 Jun 2024 at 03:16 EDT (13 days away) in Pisces

47.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 02 Jun 2024 at 17:42 EDT (13 days away) in Pisces

48.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°24'. Sun, 02 Jun 2024 at 19:37 EDT (13 days away) in Pisces

49.

Asteroid 43 Ariadne at opposition Asteroid 43 Ariadne makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 02 Jun 2024 at 22:22 EDT (13 days away) in Ophiuchus

50.

Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 (14 days away) in Ophiuchus

51.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7'04". Tue, 04 Jun 2024 at 06:04 EDT (15 days away) in Taurus

52.

Close approach of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury pass within 6'45" of each other. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 at 06:32 EDT (15 days away) in Taurus

53.

Venus at superior solar conjunction Venus passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 at 12:03 EDT (15 days away) in Taurus

54.

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. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 at 10:24 EDT (16 days away) in Taurus

55.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°40'. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 at 10:26 EDT (16 days away) in Taurus

56.

Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 (16 days away) in Ophiuchus

57.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 at 08:38 EDT (17 days away) in Taurus

58.

Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 (17 days away) in Ophiuchus

59.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2024 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 (21 days away) in Aries

60.

Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 (21 days away) in Hercules