21.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°13'. Sat, 23 Jun 2018 at 14:46 EDT (2,135 days ago) in Libra

22.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 23 Jun 2018 at 17:15 EDT (2,135 days ago) in Libra

23.

The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 23 Jun 2018 (2,135 days ago) in Sagittarius

24.

NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 24 Jun 2018 (2,134 days ago) in Corona Australis

25.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 26 Jun 2018 at 17:01 EDT (2,132 days ago) in Capricornus

26.

Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 27 Jun 2018 at 09:20 EDT (2,131 days ago) in Sagittarius

27.

June Bootid meteor shower 2018 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 27 Jun 2018 (2,131 days ago) in Bootes

28.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°46'. Wed, 27 Jun 2018 at 23:41 EDT (2,131 days ago) in Sagittarius

29.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 27 Jun 2018 at 23:49 EDT (2,131 days ago) in Sagittarius

30.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 28 Jun 2018 at 00:52 EDT (2,130 days ago) in Sagittarius

31.

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, 28 Jun 2018 at 10:55 EDT (2,130 days ago) in Sagittarius

32.

The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 29 Jun 2018 (2,129 days ago) in Ophiuchus

33.

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. Fri, 29 Jun 2018 at 22:43 EDT (2,129 days ago) in Sagittarius

34.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 30 Jun 2018 at 19:57 EDT (2,128 days ago) in Capricornus

35.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°46'. Sat, 30 Jun 2018 at 21:46 EDT (2,128 days ago) in Capricornus

36.

Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 01 Jul 2018 (2,127 days ago) in Sagittarius

37.

The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 02 Jul 2018 (2,126 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

38.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 03 Jul 2018 (2,125 days ago) in Cancer

39.

Close approach of Mercury and M44 Mercury and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 04 Jul 2018 at 09:28 EDT (2,124 days ago) in Cancer

40.

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. Fri, 06 Jul 2018 at 03:51 EDT (2,122 days ago) in Cetus