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Ophiuchus Rises June 29, Full Moon Lights Sagittarius

6/29/2026

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On 29 June 2026 at 11 pm BST, London observers will see Ophiuchus rise.
Ophiuchus, one of Ptolemy’s 48 constellations, lies opposite Orion, straddles the celestial equator and is visible from both hemispheres.
A full moon will sit in Sagittarius’s teapot asterism on 29 June 2026.
Ophiuchus bisects Serpens, placing Serpens Caput west and Serpens Cauda east.
Myth links Ophiuchus to Apollo wrestling a serpent, to Asclepius, and places the constellation high in Sydney’s northern sky.

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Story summary

On 29 June 2026 at 11 pm BST, London observers will see Ophiuchus rise.
Ophiuchus, one of Ptolemy’s 48 constellations, lies opposite Orion, straddles the celestial equator and is visible from both hemispheres.
A full moon will sit in Sagittarius’s teapot asterism on 29 June 2026.
Ophiuchus bisects Serpens, placing Serpens Caput west and Serpens Cauda east.
Myth links Ophiuchus to Apollo wrestling a serpent, to Asclepius, and places the constellation high in Sydney’s northern sky.