July 1949

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 31%
14. 2 42%
15. 3 First qtr
16. 4 65%
17. 5 76%
18. 6 85%
19. 7 92%
20. 8 97%
21. 9 99%
22. 10 Full
23. 11 98%
24. 12 94%
25. 13 88%
26. 14 82%
27. 15 74%
28. 16 65%
29. 17 56%
30. 18 Last qtr
31. 19 37%
32. 20 28%
33. 21 19%
34. 22 12%
35. 23 6%
36. 24 2%
37. 25 New
38. 26 1%
39. 27 5%
40. 28 11%
41. 29 19%
42. 30 29%
43. 31 40%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in July 1949

1. Sat, Jul 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.

2. Sun, Jul 34:08 AM

   First Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

3. Sun, Jul 36:26 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Jul 103:41 AM

   Full Moon Buck Moon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

5. Sun, Jul 1011:15 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Jul 111:06 AM

   Mercury and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Jul 16

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

8. Mon, Jul 182:02 AM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

9. Wed, Jul 203:52 AM

   Jupiter at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

10. Sat, Jul 237:08 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Jul 2310:07 AM

    Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.

12. Sat, Jul 2311:26 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Jul 251:05 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Jul 253:33 PM

    New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

15. Tue, Jul 265:02 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

16. Wed, Jul 273:48 AM

    Mars and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Jul 273:58 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

18. Wed, Jul 278:57 PM

    Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.

19. Wed, Jul 2710:05 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

20. Thu, Jul 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,200 km.

21. Sat, Jul 3012:37 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

22. Sun, Jul 3112:23 AM

    Venus and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.