July 1962

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 New
9. 2 1%
10. 3 3%
11. 4 7%
12. 5 13%
13. 6 21%
14. 7 29%
15. 8 38%
16. 9 First qtr
17. 10 57%
18. 11 66%
19. 12 75%
20. 13 83%
21. 14 90%
22. 15 96%
23. 16 99%
24. 17 Full
25. 18 98%
26. 19 94%
27. 20 87%
28. 21 78%
29. 22 67%
30. 23 56%
31. 24 Last qtr
32. 25 34%
33. 26 24%
34. 27 15%
35. 28 8%
36. 29 4%
37. 30 1%
38. 31 New

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

Events in July 1962

1. Sun, Jul 17:59 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   22° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

2. Sun, Jul 17:52 PM

   New Moon

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

3. Thu, Jul 52:53 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Jul 54:27 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Jul 54:36 PM

   Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

   All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.

6. Sun, Jul 8

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

7. Mon, Jul 97:39 PM

   First Quarter

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

8. Wed, Jul 117:13 AM

   Venus and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Jul 116:11 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

10. Tue, Jul 177:41 AM

    Full Moon Buck Moon

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

11. Tue, Jul 177:54 AM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

12. Wed, Jul 188:15 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Jul 20

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,200 km.

14. Fri, Jul 203:01 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, Jul 2412:18 AM

    Last Quarter

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

16. Fri, Jul 271:17 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

17. Sun, Jul 2910:59 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

18. Tue, Jul 318:24 AM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

19. Tue, Jul 318:24 AM

    Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light.

20. Tue, Jul 311:20 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

21. Tue, Jul 312:37 PM

    Saturn at opposition

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

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