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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 03:58 EDT (11 days away) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 17'. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 16:20 EDT (11 days away) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 16:30 EDT (11 days away) in Cancer

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Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Canada, Brazil and Venezuela amongst others. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 16:30 EDT (11 days away) in Cancer

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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, 17 Jun 2026 (11 days away) in Scorpius

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NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.6) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 (11 days away) in Ara

67.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 20:52 EDT (11 days away) in Cancer

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The cluster IC 4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 (12 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar and Zimbabwe amongst others. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 at 10:55 EDT (13 days away) in Leo

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Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 at 22:31 EDT (13 days away) in Cancer

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The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 20 Jun 2026 (14 days away) in Scorpius

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June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2026 in the northern hemisphere. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 at 04:27 EDT (15 days away) in Taurus

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 at 17:55 EDT (15 days away) in Virgo

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The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 (17 days away) in Sagittarius

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NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 (18 days away) in Corona Australis

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Comet 78P/Gehrels passes perihelion Comet 78P/Gehrels makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 (19 days away) in Taurus

77.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania amongst others. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 at 11:08 EDT (21 days away) in Scorpius

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June Bootid meteor shower 2026 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 (21 days away) in Bootes

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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. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 at 03:10 EDT (22 days away) in Ophiuchus

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The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 (23 days away) in Ophiuchus