July 2006

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 31%
15. 2 40%
16. 3 First qtr
17. 4 59%
18. 5 69%
19. 6 78%
20. 7 86%
21. 8 92%
22. 9 97%
23. 10 Full
24. 11 99%
25. 12 97%
26. 13 91%
27. 14 83%
28. 15 74%
29. 16 63%
30. 17 Last qtr
31. 18 40%
32. 19 30%
33. 20 21%
34. 21 13%
35. 22 7%
36. 23 3%
37. 24 0%
38. 25 New
39. 26 2%
40. 27 6%
41. 28 11%
42. 29 18%
43. 30 25%
44. 31 34%

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

Events in July 2006

1. Sat, Jul 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.

2. Mon, Jul 312:37 PM

   First Quarter

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

3. Wed, Jul 56:40 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

4. Mon, Jul 1011:02 PM

   Full Moon Buck Moon

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

5. Thu, Jul 131:14 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

6. Thu, Jul 13

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,300 km.

7. Fri, Jul 146:48 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Jul 173:13 PM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Tue, Jul 182:59 AM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

10. Tue, Jul 2512:31 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Tue, Jul 2510:19 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Jul 271:49 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Jul 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.

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