July 1981

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 New
12. 2 1%
13. 3 5%
14. 4 11%
15. 5 18%
16. 6 27%
17. 7 36%
18. 8 First qtr
19. 9 55%
20. 10 65%
21. 11 74%
22. 12 81%
23. 13 88%
24. 14 94%
25. 15 98%
26. 16 100%
27. 17 Full
28. 18 98%
29. 19 93%
30. 20 87%
31. 21 79%
32. 22 69%
33. 23 58%
34. 24 Last qtr
35. 25 36%
36. 26 25%
37. 27 16%
38. 28 8%
39. 29 3%
40. 30 New
41. 31 0%

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

Events in July 1981

1. Wed, Jul 13:03 PM

   New Moon

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

2. Fri, Jul 38:25 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Jul 76:56 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.

4. Tue, Jul 77:14 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Jul 79:15 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, Jul 810:40 PM

   First Quarter

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

7. Sat, Jul 11

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.

8. Sun, Jul 126:03 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Jul 149:38 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

10. Tue, Jul 1410:57 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

11. Fri, Jul 1712:39 AM

    Full Moon Buck Moon

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

12. Fri, Jul 1712:46 AM

    Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow.

13. Fri, Jul 2412:25 AM

    Jupiter and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, Jul 245:40 AM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Mon, Jul 27

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,300 km.

16. Tue, Jul 287:37 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

17. Thu, Jul 301:40 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

18. Thu, Jul 3011:45 PM

    Total solar eclipse

    The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

19. Thu, Jul 3011:52 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

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