July 1997

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 10%
11. 2 5%
12. 3 1%
13. 4 New
14. 5 1%
15. 6 4%
16. 7 8%
17. 8 14%
18. 9 21%
19. 10 29%
20. 11 38%
21. 12 First qtr
22. 13 58%
23. 14 67%
24. 15 76%
25. 16 85%
26. 17 92%
27. 18 97%
28. 19 Full
29. 20 99%
30. 21 97%
31. 22 91%
32. 23 83%
33. 24 73%
34. 25 62%
35. 26 Last qtr
36. 27 40%
37. 28 30%
38. 29 21%
39. 30 13%
40. 31 7%

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

Events in July 1997

1. Fri, Jul 42:40 PM

   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 9

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.

3. Fri, Jul 1110:32 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

4. Sat, Jul 125:44 PM

   First Quarter

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

5. Sat, Jul 1911:20 PM

   Full Moon Buck Moon

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

6. Sun, Jul 201:11 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

7. Sun, Jul 202:54 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Jul 213:03 AM

   Neptune at opposition

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

9. Mon, Jul 2110:48 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Jul 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,600 km.

11. Fri, Jul 253:14 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Jul 262:28 PM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Tue, Jul 293:10 PM

    Uranus at opposition

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

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