July 2009

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 72%
12. 2 81%
13. 3 88%
14. 4 93%
15. 5 97%
16. 6 100%
17. 7 Full
18. 8 99%
19. 9 95%
20. 10 91%
21. 11 84%
22. 12 77%
23. 13 68%
24. 14 58%
25. 15 Last qtr
26. 16 37%
27. 17 26%
28. 18 17%
29. 19 9%
30. 20 3%
31. 21 New
32. 22 0%
33. 23 4%
34. 24 10%
35. 25 18%
36. 26 27%
37. 27 37%
38. 28 First qtr
39. 29 58%
40. 30 67%
41. 31 76%

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

Events in July 2009

1. Tue, Jul 75:22 AM

   Full Moon Buck MoonMicromoon

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

2. Tue, Jul 75:38 AM

   Penumbral lunar eclipse

   The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

3. Tue, Jul 7

   Apogee

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

4. Fri, Jul 102:18 AM

   Jupiter and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

5. Fri, Jul 103:09 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.

6. Fri, Jul 103:41 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

7. Fri, Jul 103:44 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, Jul 1310:02 PM

   Mercury behind the Sun

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

9. Wed, Jul 155:53 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Sat, Jul 186:05 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, Jul 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.

12. Tue, Jul 2110:35 PM

    New Moon

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

13. Tue, Jul 2110:35 PM

    Total solar eclipse

    The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

14. Wed, Jul 222:58 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

15. Tue, Jul 286:00 PM

    First Quarter

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

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