July 2008

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
10. 1 3%
11. 2 New
12. 3 1%
13. 4 4%
14. 5 9%
15. 6 17%
16. 7 25%
17. 8 35%
18. 9 45%
19. 10 First qtr
20. 11 64%
21. 12 73%
22. 13 81%
23. 14 88%
24. 15 93%
25. 16 97%
26. 17 100%
27. 18 Full
28. 19 98%
29. 20 95%
30. 21 89%
31. 22 82%
32. 23 73%
33. 24 62%
34. 25 Last qtr
35. 26 40%
36. 27 29%
37. 28 19%
38. 29 11%
39. 30 4%
40. 31 1%

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

Events in July 2008

1. Tue, Jul 11:57 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   22° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

2. Tue, Jul 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,500 km.

3. Wed, Jul 210:19 PM

   New Moon

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

4. Thu, Jul 39:50 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Jul 612:18 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Jul 63:28 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.

7. Sun, Jul 63:58 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Jul 93:24 AM

   Jupiter at opposition

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

9. Thu, Jul 1012:35 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Thu, Jul 102:10 PM

    Mars and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Jul 14

    Apogee

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

12. Thu, Jul 178:59 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Jul 183:59 AM

    Full Moon Buck Moon

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

14. Sun, Jul 208:54 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, Jul 222:35 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

16. Fri, Jul 252:42 PM

    Last Quarter

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

17. Tue, Jul 293:50 PM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

18. Tue, Jul 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,900 km.

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