July 1973

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 2%
9. 2 7%
10. 3 14%
11. 4 23%
12. 5 33%
13. 6 43%
14. 7 First qtr
15. 8 63%
16. 9 72%
17. 10 80%
18. 11 87%
19. 12 93%
20. 13 97%
21. 14 99%
22. 15 Full
23. 16 99%
24. 17 96%
25. 18 91%
26. 19 84%
27. 20 76%
28. 21 66%
29. 22 Last qtr
30. 23 45%
31. 24 33%
32. 25 23%
33. 26 14%
34. 27 7%
35. 28 2%
36. 29 New
37. 30 1%
38. 31 5%

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

Events in July 1973

1. Sun, Jul 18:37 PM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.

2. Sun, Jul 19:14 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

3. Sun, Jul 19:59 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Jul 29:46 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Jul 74:26 AM

   First Quarter

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

6. Wed, Jul 116:53 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Jul 12

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

8. Sun, Jul 157:38 AM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

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

9. Sun, Jul 157:56 AM

   Full Moon Buck Moon

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

10. Mon, Jul 163:59 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Jul 201:57 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

12. Sun, Jul 2211:58 PM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Fri, Jul 273:08 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Jul 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,600 km.

15. Sat, Jul 285:18 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Jul 292:59 PM

    New Moon

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

17. Mon, Jul 308:39 AM

    Jupiter 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.