Sky Events
June 2025
June 1: Conjunction of the Moon and Mars, with an angular separation of 1°23′
June 2: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (M13) is well-placed for observation.
June 2: First Quarter Moon
June 3: The globular cluster M12 in Ophiuchus is well-placed for observation.
June 5: The globular cluster M5 in Ophiuchus is well-placed for observation.
June 10: The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak activity of about 50 meteors per hour.
June 11: Full Moon
June 11: The globular cluster M92 in Hercules is well-placed for observation.
June 18: Third Quarter Moon
June 18: Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn, with an angular separation of 3°23′
June 20: Summer Solstice
June 22: Conjunction of the Moon and Venus, with an angular separation of 7°10′
June 29: Conjunction of the Moon and Mars, with an angular separation of 12′
Planets in June
Mercury: Best placed at end of June in evening sky.
Venus: Morning planet. Greatest western elongation on June 1.
Mars: Low altitude morning planet. Conjunction with Regulus on June 16.
Jupiter: Evening planet, near the Sun. Solar conjunction on June 24, thereafter a morning planet.
Saturn: Another poorly located morning planet, currently close to Neptune.
July 2025
July 1: Messier 22 (Sagittarius) & IC 4756 (Graff’s Cluster – Serpens) are well placed for observation
July 2: First Quarter Moon
July 3: Earth at Perihelion
July 4: Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
July 13: Full Moon
July 16: Conjunction of Moon & Saturn, close approach of Neptune to Moon and Saturn in Pisces (passing within 3°22′ of each other in early morning)
July 17: Last Quarter Moon, Messier 55 (Sagittarius) well placed for observation
July 20: Close approach of Moon and Pleiades in pre-dawn sky
July 21: Conjunction of Moon and Venus in pre-dawn sky
July 23: Conjunction of Moon and Jupiter in pre-dawn sky
July 24: New Moon
July 25: Pluto at opposition
July 30: Southern δ-Aquariid & α-Capricornid meteor showers peaking
Planets in July
Mercury: Greatest eastern elongation July 4, poorly located on evening sky
Venus: Morning Planet, best at start of July
Mars: Poor position evening planet
Jupiter: May be visible starting mid-July in pre-dawn twilight
Saturn: Improving morning planet