WHAT’S UP(COMING)! – Observation Calendar Jun-Aug 2025
Source for events and links are In-The-Sky.org, Dominic Ford, Editor. The links provide details for each event including a scale on how difficult they are to observe.
Jun 1 – Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
Jun 2 – The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is well placed
Jun 3 – Messier 12 is well placed
Jun 5 – Messier 10 is well placed
Jun 10 – Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2025 peak
Jun 11 – Full Moon
Jun 18 – Close approach of the Moon, Saturn and Neptune
– The cluster IC 4665 is well placed
Jun 20 – June solstice
Jun 22 – Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
Jun 24 – Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky
Jun 25 – New Moon
Jun 27 – June Bootid meteor shower 2025 peak
Jun 28 – Mercury at dichotomy
– The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed
Jun 29 – Conjunction of Saturn and Neptune
– Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
Jul 2 – The cluster IC 4756 is well placed
Jul 3 – Mercury at greatest elongation east
Jul 10 – Full Moon
Jul 16 – Close approach of the Moon, Saturn and Neptune
Jul 20 – Close approach of the Moon and M45
Jul 21 – Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
Jul 22 – Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
Jul 24 – New Moon
Jul 28 – Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2025 peak
Jul 30 – Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2025 peak
– α-Capricornid meteor shower 2025 peak
Aug 6 – Conjunction of Saturn and Neptune
Aug 9 – Full Moon
– Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition
Aug 10 – Asteroid 89 Julia at opposition
Aug 12 – Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter
– Close approach of the Moon, Saturn and Neptune
– Perseid meteor shower 2025 peak
Aug 14 – Venus at highest altitude in morning sky
Aug 15 – Messier 2 is well placed
Aug 16 – Close approach of the Moon and M45
Aug 18 – κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2025 peak
Aug 19 – Mercury at greatest elongation west
– Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
Aug 20 – Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
Aug 21 – Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
Aug 22 – New Moon
Aug 25 – Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition
Aug 26 – Close approach of the Moon and Mars
