July 2000

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 New
15. 2 1%
16. 3 5%
17. 4 12%
18. 5 21%
19. 6 30%
20. 7 41%
21. 8 First qtr
22. 9 62%
23. 10 71%
24. 11 80%
25. 12 87%
26. 13 93%
27. 14 97%
28. 15 99%
29. 16 Full
30. 17 99%
31. 18 96%
32. 19 91%
33. 20 85%
34. 21 78%
35. 22 69%
36. 23 59%
37. 24 Last qtr
38. 25 37%
39. 26 26%
40. 27 17%
41. 28 9%
42. 29 3%
43. 30 New
44. 31 1%

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

Events in July 2000

1. Sat, Jul 112:12 PM

   Mars behind the Sun

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

2. Sat, Jul 13:16 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

3. Sat, Jul 13:20 PM

   New Moon

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

4. Sat, Jul 13:32 PM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

5. Sat, Jul 13:57 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

6. Sat, Jul 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.

7. Sun, Jul 212:56 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Jul 22:23 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

9. Sun, Jul 25:08 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

   All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.

10. Sun, Jul 21:38 PM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Jul 39:08 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.

12. Thu, Jul 67:27 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

13. Sat, Jul 88:53 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Sat, Jul 15

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.

15. Sun, Jul 169:55 AM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

16. Sun, Jul 169:55 AM

    Full Moon Buck MoonMicromoon

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

17. Mon, Jul 178:29 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

18. Tue, Jul 181:16 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, Jul 247:02 AM

    Last Quarter

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

20. Wed, Jul 266:20 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

21. Wed, Jul 267:57 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

22. Wed, Jul 264:35 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

23. Thu, Jul 275:14 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

24. Thu, Jul 276:38 PM

    Neptune at opposition

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

25. Sat, Jul 291:19 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

26. Sun, Jul 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,400 km.

27. Sun, Jul 307:47 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

28. Sun, Jul 3010:13 PM

    Partial solar eclipse

    The Moon covers part of the Sun.

29. Sun, Jul 3010:25 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.

30. Mon, Jul 3110:14 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

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