July 1976

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 18%
13. 2 28%
14. 3 38%
15. 4 First qtr
16. 5 61%
17. 6 72%
18. 7 82%
19. 8 90%
20. 9 95%
21. 10 99%
22. 11 Full
23. 12 98%
24. 13 95%
25. 14 89%
26. 15 82%
27. 16 74%
28. 17 65%
29. 18 56%
30. 19 Last qtr
31. 20 37%
32. 21 28%
33. 22 20%
34. 23 13%
35. 24 7%
36. 25 2%
37. 26 New
38. 27 1%
39. 28 3%
40. 29 9%
41. 30 16%
42. 31 25%

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

Events in July 1976

1. Sun, Jul 41:29 PM

   First Quarter

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

2. Mon, Jul 511:41 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Jul 6

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,400 km.

4. Thu, Jul 84:47 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Jul 119:09 AM

   Full Moon Buck Moon

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

6. Thu, Jul 1510:37 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

7. Mon, Jul 191:22 AM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Jul 192:30 AM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Mon, Jul 19

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.

10. Wed, Jul 216:38 AM

    Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered

    All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.

11. Wed, Jul 217:37 AM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Jul 211:23 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Jul 242:18 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Jul 269:39 PM

    New Moon

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

15. Tue, Jul 279:38 PM

    Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.

16. Thu, Jul 299:49 AM

    Saturn behind the Sun

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

17. Thu, Jul 296:16 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

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