July 2003

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 4%
11. 2 9%
12. 3 16%
13. 4 24%
14. 5 34%
15. 6 First qtr
16. 7 57%
17. 8 68%
18. 9 78%
19. 10 87%
20. 11 94%
21. 12 98%
22. 13 Full
23. 14 99%
24. 15 95%
25. 16 90%
26. 17 83%
27. 18 75%
28. 19 66%
29. 20 56%
30. 21 Last qtr
31. 22 37%
32. 23 28%
33. 24 20%
34. 25 13%
35. 26 7%
36. 27 3%
37. 28 1%
38. 29 New
39. 30 2%
40. 31 7%

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

Events in July 2003

1. Wed, Jul 27:05 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Jul 56:08 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

3. Sun, Jul 610:32 PM

   First Quarter

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

4. Tue, Jul 84:30 AM

   Venus and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

5. Thu, Jul 10

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,100 km.

6. Sun, Jul 133:21 PM

   Full Moon Buck Moon

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

7. Tue, Jul 153:52 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Jul 163:15 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

9. Thu, Jul 174:00 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Jul 213:01 AM

    Last Quarter

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

11. Tue, Jul 22

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

12. Fri, Jul 2511:19 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Jul 268:29 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Jul 283:26 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, Jul 292:53 AM

    New Moon

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

16. Wed, Jul 3011:46 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Jul 303:03 PM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.

18. Wed, Jul 3011:59 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

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