A rare daytime occultation will see a thin crescent moon pass directly in front of dazzling Venus on June 17.

The event, not seen in the U.S. for 11 years, will occur about 4:00 p.m. EDT on the U.S. East coast and 11:40 a.m. PDT on the West Coast, but requires care to see.

If you're like us, you've been following the close conjunction of Jupiter and Venus in the June dusk sky.

The crescent moon will shine alongside Jupiter, Venus and Mercury as it passes through the Beehive open star cluster on June 17.

A rare daytime occultation will see a thin crescent moon pass directly in front of dazzling Venus on June 17.