July 1954

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 2%
13. 2 6%
14. 3 12%
15. 4 19%
16. 5 28%
17. 6 37%
18. 7 First qtr
19. 8 56%
20. 9 65%
21. 10 74%
22. 11 82%
23. 12 89%
24. 13 94%
25. 14 98%
26. 15 Full
27. 16 100%
28. 17 97%
29. 18 92%
30. 19 85%
31. 20 76%
32. 21 65%
33. 22 Last qtr
34. 23 43%
35. 24 31%
36. 25 21%
37. 26 13%
38. 27 6%
39. 28 2%
40. 29 New
41. 30 1%
42. 31 3%

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

Events in July 1954

1. Thu, Jul 19:02 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Jul 37:40 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Jul 612:41 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

4. Wed, Jul 79:33 PM

   First Quarter

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

5. Fri, Jul 9

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

6. Sun, Jul 112:11 AM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Jul 138:25 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Jul 158:20 PM

   Partial lunar eclipse

   Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

9. Thu, Jul 158:29 PM

   Full Moon Buck Moon

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

10. Fri, Jul 166:43 AM

    Uranus behind the Sun

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

11. Thu, Jul 228:14 PM

    Last Quarter

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

12. Fri, Jul 23

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.

13. Mon, Jul 2611:35 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

14. Tue, Jul 272:07 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

15. Wed, Jul 283:57 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

16. Wed, Jul 284:49 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Jul 286:23 AM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 1.9° of each other in the sky.

18. Wed, Jul 288:45 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

19. Thu, Jul 296:20 PM

    New Moon

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

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