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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 (85 days away) in Taurus

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NGC 6388 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6388 (mag 6.7) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 (85 days away) in Scorpius

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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 (86 days away) in Taurus

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 17 Jun 2023 at 12:51 EDT (86 days away) 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 (86 days away) in Scorpius

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NGC 6397 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6397 (mag 5.7) in Ara culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 17 Jun 2023 (86 days away) in Ara

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 18 Jun 2023 at 00:38 EDT (87 days away) in Taurus

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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. Sun, 18 Jun 2023 (87 days away) in Ophiuchus

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The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 4.1) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 (89 days away) in Scorpius

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June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2023 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 at 10:54 EDT (90 days away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°41'. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 at 20:48 EDT (90 days away) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass within 3°31' of each other. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 at 23:13 EDT (90 days away) in Cancer

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°47'. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 at 06:10 EDT (91 days away) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass within 3°34' of each other. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 at 08:54 EDT (91 days away) in Leo

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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. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 at 14:30 EDT (91 days away) in Leo

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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. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 (92 days away) in Sagittarius

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NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.3) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 24 Jun 2023 (93 days away) in Corona Australis

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 at 03:50 EDT (95 days away) in Virgo

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 at 15:17 EDT (96 days away) in Gemini

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June Bootid meteor shower 2023 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 (96 days away) in Bootes