July 1978

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 13%
15. 2 7%
16. 3 3%
17. 4 1%
18. 5 New
19. 6 2%
20. 7 5%
21. 8 9%
22. 9 16%
23. 10 23%
24. 11 32%
25. 12 42%
26. 13 First qtr
27. 14 63%
28. 15 73%
29. 16 83%
30. 17 91%
31. 18 97%
32. 19 Full
33. 20 99%
34. 21 96%
35. 22 91%
36. 23 83%
37. 24 73%
38. 25 63%
39. 26 Last qtr
40. 27 43%
41. 28 33%
42. 29 24%
43. 30 17%
44. 31 10%

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

Events in July 1978

1. Wed, Jul 55:51 AM

   New Moon

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

2. Wed, Jul 51:24 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

3. Wed, Jul 5

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.

4. Sat, Jul 89:49 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Jul 810:38 PM

   Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.

6. Sun, Jul 912:51 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

7. Mon, Jul 106:41 AM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

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

8. Mon, Jul 108:24 AM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Jul 1010:40 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Jul 136:49 AM

    First Quarter

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

11. Fri, Jul 149:38 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Jul 176:05 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Jul 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.

14. Wed, Jul 1911:05 PM

    Full Moon Buck MoonSupermoon

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

15. Fri, Jul 218:46 PM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

16. Wed, Jul 266:31 PM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Thu, Jul 276:10 AM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

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