July 1986

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 25%
11. 2 18%
12. 3 11%
13. 4 6%
14. 5 2%
15. 6 0%
16. 7 New
17. 8 2%
18. 9 6%
19. 10 12%
20. 11 19%
21. 12 27%
22. 13 37%
23. 14 First qtr
24. 15 59%
25. 16 70%
26. 17 80%
27. 18 89%
28. 19 95%
29. 20 99%
30. 21 Full
31. 22 98%
32. 23 93%
33. 24 87%
34. 25 78%
35. 26 69%
36. 27 60%
37. 28 Last qtr
38. 29 40%
39. 30 31%
40. 31 23%

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

Events in July 1986

1. Fri, Jul 4

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.

2. Mon, Jul 712:55 AM

   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 101:18 AM

   Mars at opposition

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

4. Thu, Jul 102:53 PM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Jul 144:10 PM

   First Quarter

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

6. Thu, Jul 172:08 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Jul 183:28 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Jul 19

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,800 km.

9. Sun, Jul 208:45 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Jul 216:40 AM

    Full Moon Buck Moon

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

11. Wed, Jul 237:02 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

12. Fri, Jul 252:34 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Jul 2811:34 AM

    Last Quarter

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

14. Thu, Jul 31

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

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