21.

M92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.4) in Hercules is well placed in the sky. Fri, 11 Jun 2021 (13 days ago) in Hercules

22.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°28'. Sat, 12 Jun 2021 at 02:42 EDT (12 days ago) in Gemini

23.

Venus at perihelion Venus reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 12 Jun 2021 at 17:18 EDT (12 days ago) in Gemini

24.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°48'. Sun, 13 Jun 2021 at 15:52 EDT (11 days ago) in Cancer

25.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass within 2°46' of each other. Sun, 13 Jun 2021 at 16:47 EDT (11 days ago) in Cancer

26.

NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.7) in Scorpius is well placed in the sky. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 (9 days ago) in Scorpius

27.

M6 is well placed The butterfly open star cluster (M6, NGC 6405; mag 4.2) in Scorpius is well placed in the sky. Wed, 16 Jun 2021 (8 days ago) in Scorpius

28.

NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.7) in Ara is well placed in the sky. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 (7 days ago) in Ara

29.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 at 23:54 EDT (7 days ago) in Virgo

30.

15P/Finlay at perigee 15P/Finlay makes its closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 (6 days ago) in Pisces

31.

IC4665 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4665 (mag 4.2) in Ophiuchus is well placed in the sky. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 (6 days ago) in Ophiuchus

32.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 20 Jun 2021 at 11:07 EDT (4 days ago) in Aquarius

33.

M7 is well placed The Ptolemy cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 4.1) in Scorpius is well placed in the sky. Sun, 20 Jun 2021 (4 days ago) in Scorpius

34.

June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2021 in the northern hemisphere. Sun, 20 Jun 2021 at 23:25 EDT (4 days ago) in Taurus

35.

The Moon at perigee The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 at 05:54 EDT (Yesterday) in Ophiuchus

36.

Close approach of Mars and M44 Mars and M44 pass within 0°00' of each other. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 at 18:35 EDT (17 hours ago) in Cancer

37.

NGC 6530 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6530 (mag 4.6), close to the lagoon nebula (M8) in Sagittarius is well placed in the sky. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 (Today) in Sagittarius

38.

NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.3) in Corona Australis is well placed in the sky. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 (Today) in Corona Australis

39.

Full Moon The Moon is visible for much of the night. Thu, 24 Jun 2021 at 14:39 EDT (2 hours away) in Sagittarius

40.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 at 01:47 EDT (13 hours away) in Sagittarius