241.

Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sun, 04 Jun 2023 at 12:11 EDT (359 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Sun, 04 Jun 2023 at 21:58 EDT (359 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 at 07:58 EDT (357 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, 06 Jun 2023 at 19:05 EDT (357 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 (357 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 (356 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°58'. Fri, 09 Jun 2023 at 16:22 EDT (354 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 09 Jun 2023 at 18:29 EDT (354 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sat, 10 Jun 2023 at 15:31 EDT (353 days ago) in Aquarius

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Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2023 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 10 Jun 2023 (352 days ago) in Aries

251.

Messier 92 is well placed The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.5) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 11 Jun 2023 (352 days ago) in Hercules

252.

Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 at 20:30 EDT (350 days ago) in Cancer

253.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 at 01:26 EDT (349 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°30'. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 at 02:36 EDT (349 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°18'. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 at 16:40 EDT (347 days ago) in Taurus

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NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.8) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 (347 days ago) in Scorpius

257.

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, 17 Jun 2023 at 09:26 EDT (346 days ago) in Taurus

258.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 17 Jun 2023 at 12:51 EDT (346 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sat, 17 Jun 2023 (346 days ago) 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. Sat, 17 Jun 2023 (346 days ago) in Ara