41.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 24 Jun 2021 at 11:39 PDT (1,036 days ago) in Sagittarius

42.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Thu, 24 Jun 2021 at 22:47 PDT (1,036 days ago) in Sagittarius

43.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Mexico, Hawaii and Kiribati amongst others. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 at 02:40 PDT (1,035 days ago) in Sagittarius

44.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 at 10:08 PDT (1,035 days ago) in Aquarius

45.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°01'. Sun, 27 Jun 2021 at 02:26 PDT (1,033 days ago) in Capricornus

46.

June Bootid meteor shower 2021 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 27 Jun 2021 (1,033 days ago) in Bootes

47.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 27 Jun 2021 at 04:05 PDT (1,033 days ago) in Capricornus

48.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°27'. Mon, 28 Jun 2021 at 11:41 PDT (1,032 days ago) in Aquarius

49.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 28 Jun 2021 at 14:27 PDT (1,032 days ago) in Aquarius

50.

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, 28 Jun 2021 (1,032 days ago) in Ophiuchus

51.

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. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 at 14:11 PDT (1,029 days ago) in Cetus

52.

Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 (1,029 days ago) in Sagittarius

53.

The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 (1,029 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

54.

Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 03 Jul 2021 at 04:41 PDT (1,027 days ago) in Cancer

55.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 04 Jul 2021 at 21:11 PDT (1,026 days ago) in Taurus

56.

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. Mon, 05 Jul 2021 at 07:46 PDT (1,025 days ago) in Taurus

57.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 05 Jul 2021 at 15:27 PDT (1,025 days ago) in Pisces

58.

Comet 15P/Finlay reaches peak brightness Comet 15P/Finlay is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2021 apparition. Wed, 07 Jul 2021 (1,023 days ago) in Aries

59.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°45'. Wed, 07 Jul 2021 at 21:39 PDT (1,023 days ago) in Taurus

60.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 08 Jul 2021 (1,021 days ago) in Taurus