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June Bootid meteor shower 2026 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 (18 days ago) 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 (17 days ago) 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 (16 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 at 19:56 EDT (16 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 at 00:27 EDT (15 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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 Argentina, Chile, Peru and New Zealand amongst others. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 at 05:03 EDT (15 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 at 05:53 EDT (14 days ago) in Gemini

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Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 (14 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 (14 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

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Conjunction of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6'26". Sat, 04 Jul 2026 at 01:23 EDT (11 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus pass within 6'18" of each other. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 at 02:11 EDT (11 days ago) in Taurus

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 at 13:30 EDT (9 days ago) in Pisces

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 at 07:40 EDT (8 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 at 12:32 EDT (8 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 at 15:29 EDT (8 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°39'. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 at 17:49 EDT (8 days ago) in Pisces

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Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition Asteroid 18 Melpomene makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 at 03:10 EDT (6 days ago) in Aquila

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Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition Asteroid 8 Flora makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 at 17:34 EDT (6 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 at 19:17 EDT (5 days ago) in Taurus

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The Great Peacock Globular Cluster is well placed The bright globular cluster NGC 6752 (mag 5.4) in Pavo culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 (5 days ago) in Pavo