21.

Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Tue, 22 Jun 2021 at 14:28 EDT (1,033 days ago) in Scorpius

22.

The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 22 Jun 2021 (1,033 days ago) in Sagittarius

23.

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. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 at 05:54 EDT (1,032 days ago) in Ophiuchus

24.

Close approach of Mars and M44 Mars and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 at 18:35 EDT (1,032 days ago) in Cancer

25.

NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 (1,032 days ago) in Corona Australis

26.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 24 Jun 2021 at 14:39 EDT (1,031 days ago) in Sagittarius

27.

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. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 at 01:47 EDT (1,030 days ago) in Sagittarius

28.

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 05:40 EDT (1,030 days ago) in Sagittarius

29.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 at 13:08 EDT (1,030 days ago) in Aquarius

30.

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 05:26 EDT (1,028 days ago) in Capricornus

31.

June Bootid meteor shower 2021 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 27 Jun 2021 (1,028 days ago) in Bootes

32.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 27 Jun 2021 at 07:05 EDT (1,028 days ago) in Capricornus

33.

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 14:41 EDT (1,027 days ago) in Aquarius

34.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 28 Jun 2021 at 17:27 EDT (1,027 days ago) in Aquarius

35.

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 (1,027 days ago) in Ophiuchus

36.

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 17:11 EDT (1,024 days ago) in Cetus

37.

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 (1,024 days ago) in Sagittarius

38.

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 (1,024 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

39.

Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 03 Jul 2021 at 07:41 EDT (1,022 days ago) in Cancer

40.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 05 Jul 2021 at 00:11 EDT (1,020 days ago) in Taurus