July 1953

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 75%
12. 2 64%
13. 3 Last qtr
14. 4 42%
15. 5 31%
16. 6 21%
17. 7 13%
18. 8 7%
19. 9 2%
20. 10 New
21. 11 0%
22. 12 2%
23. 13 6%
24. 14 12%
25. 15 19%
26. 16 27%
27. 17 36%
28. 18 45%
29. 19 First qtr
30. 20 64%
31. 21 74%
32. 22 82%
33. 23 90%
34. 24 95%
35. 25 99%
36. 26 Full
37. 27 98%
38. 28 93%
39. 29 86%
40. 30 77%
41. 31 67%

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

Events in July 1953

1. Fri, Jul 36:03 PM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Wed, Jul 86:14 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Jul 85:21 PM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

4. Fri, Jul 109:09 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Jul 1010:28 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Fri, Jul 1010:43 PM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

7. Fri, Jul 1010:58 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Jul 1011:07 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 1.1° of each other in the sky.

9. Sat, Jul 115:24 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

10. Sun, Jul 1211:43 AM

    Mars and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Jul 1212:38 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Jul 16

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.

13. Sat, Jul 182:13 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.

14. Sun, Jul 1912:47 AM

    First Quarter

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

15. Tue, Jul 217:14 PM

    Saturn and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Jul 2211:19 PM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Jul 255:19 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

18. Sun, Jul 268:20 AM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

19. Sun, Jul 268:21 AM

    Full Moon Buck Moon

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

20. Tue, Jul 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,400 km.

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