July 1961

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 86%
15. 2 77%
16. 3 67%
17. 4 Last qtr
18. 5 44%
19. 6 34%
20. 7 24%
21. 8 16%
22. 9 9%
23. 10 4%
24. 11 1%
25. 12 New
26. 13 1%
27. 14 3%
28. 15 7%
29. 16 13%
30. 17 20%
31. 18 28%
32. 19 37%
33. 20 First qtr
34. 21 57%
35. 22 68%
36. 23 77%
37. 24 86%
38. 25 93%
39. 26 98%
40. 27 Full
41. 28 99%
42. 29 95%
43. 30 88%
44. 31 80%

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

Events in July 1961

1. Tue, Jul 411:32 PM

   Last Quarter

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

2. Sat, Jul 84:47 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Jul 112:22 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Jul 123:11 PM

   New Moon

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

5. Sat, Jul 15

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

6. Sat, Jul 1511:48 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Jul 169:55 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Jul 195:15 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

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

9. Wed, Jul 197:10 AM

   Saturn at opposition

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

10. Thu, Jul 207:13 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Fri, Jul 213:02 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Jul 256:24 AM

    Jupiter at opposition

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

13. Thu, Jul 272:16 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Jul 2710:58 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.

15. Thu, Jul 2711:45 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

16. Thu, Jul 273:50 PM

    Full Moon Buck MoonSupermoon

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

17. Fri, Jul 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.

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