July 1996

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 99%
10. 2 96%
11. 3 91%
12. 4 83%
13. 5 73%
14. 6 62%
15. 7 Last qtr
16. 8 41%
17. 9 31%
18. 10 22%
19. 11 14%
20. 12 8%
21. 13 4%
22. 14 1%
23. 15 New
24. 16 1%
25. 17 4%
26. 18 8%
27. 19 14%
28. 20 21%
29. 21 30%
30. 22 39%
31. 23 First qtr
32. 24 60%
33. 25 70%
34. 26 80%
35. 27 89%
36. 28 95%
37. 29 99%
38. 30 Full
39. 31 98%

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

Events in July 1996

1. Mon, Jul 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,900 km.

2. Tue, Jul 23:02 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Jul 211:22 AM

   Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.

4. Thu, Jul 47:30 AM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

5. Sat, Jul 611:29 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Jul 72:55 PM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Thu, Jul 114:46 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

8. Fri, Jul 124:34 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Jul 127:48 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Jul 1412:31 PM

    Venus at its brightest

    Shines at magnitude -4.7, as bright as it gets this time around.

11. Mon, Jul 1512:15 PM

    New Moon

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

12. Tue, Jul 16

    Apogee

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

13. Thu, Jul 181:43 PM

    Neptune at opposition

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

14. Tue, Jul 231:49 PM

    First Quarter

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

15. Thu, Jul 252:31 AM

    Uranus at opposition

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

16. Mon, Jul 2912:37 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

17. Mon, Jul 298:13 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.

18. Tue, Jul 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.

19. Tue, Jul 306:35 AM

    Full Moon Buck MoonSupermoon

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

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