July 2002

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 60%
10. 2 Last qtr
11. 3 41%
12. 4 32%
13. 5 23%
14. 6 15%
15. 7 9%
16. 8 4%
17. 9 1%
18. 10 New
19. 11 2%
20. 12 7%
21. 13 13%
22. 14 22%
23. 15 33%
24. 16 44%
25. 17 First qtr
26. 18 67%
27. 19 77%
28. 20 85%
29. 21 92%
30. 22 97%
31. 23 99%
32. 24 Full
33. 25 98%
34. 26 95%
35. 27 89%
36. 28 83%
37. 29 75%
38. 30 67%
39. 31 57%

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

Events in July 2002

1. Tue, Jul 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.

2. Tue, Jul 27:36 AM

   Mercury and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

3. Tue, Jul 21:19 PM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Wed, Jul 39:28 AM

   Mars and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Jul 88:24 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Jul 95:15 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Jul 106:26 AM

   New Moon

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

8. Wed, Jul 106:48 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Jul 107:58 PM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.

10. Thu, Jul 1112:26 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

11. Sat, Jul 1310:49 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Jul 14

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,800 km.

13. Wed, Jul 1712:47 AM

    First Quarter

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

14. Fri, Jul 199:26 PM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

15. Sat, Jul 2011:58 AM

    Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury gathered

    All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.

16. Sat, Jul 2012:24 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Jul 209:33 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

18. Wed, Jul 245:07 AM

    Full Moon Buck Moon

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

19. Wed, Jul 249:09 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

20. Thu, Jul 2511:20 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

21. Fri, Jul 267:45 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

22. Mon, Jul 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.

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