July 1990

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 67%
9. 2 75%
10. 3 83%
11. 4 89%
12. 5 95%
13. 6 98%
14. 7 Full
15. 8 100%
16. 9 97%
17. 10 93%
18. 11 87%
19. 12 79%
20. 13 70%
21. 14 59%
22. 15 Last qtr
23. 16 36%
24. 17 26%
25. 18 16%
26. 19 8%
27. 20 3%
28. 21 New
29. 22 0%
30. 23 3%
31. 24 8%
32. 25 15%
33. 26 23%
34. 27 32%
35. 28 41%
36. 29 First qtr
37. 30 60%
38. 31 69%

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

Events in July 1990

1. Mon, Jul 21:07 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

2. Tue, Jul 3

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.

3. Thu, Jul 57:11 AM

   Neptune at opposition

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

4. Sat, Jul 75:00 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

5. Sat, Jul 76:53 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.

6. Sat, Jul 77:14 AM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Jul 74:27 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

8. Sat, Jul 79:24 PM

   Full Moon Buck Moon

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

9. Sun, Jul 810:36 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

10. Sat, Jul 141:30 PM

    Saturn at opposition

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

11. Sun, Jul 151:36 AM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

12. Sun, Jul 157:04 AM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Thu, Jul 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,500 km.

14. Thu, Jul 1910:38 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Jul 212:20 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Jul 2110:54 PM

    New Moon

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

17. Sat, Jul 2111:02 PM

    Total solar eclipse

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

18. Mon, Jul 2312:40 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

19. Sun, Jul 2910:02 AM

    First Quarter

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

20. Tue, Jul 31

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.

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