July 2010

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 77%
13. 2 68%
14. 3 59%
15. 4 Last qtr
16. 5 40%
17. 6 30%
18. 7 21%
19. 8 13%
20. 9 6%
21. 10 2%
22. 11 New
23. 12 1%
24. 13 5%
25. 14 12%
26. 15 20%
27. 16 31%
28. 17 42%
29. 18 First qtr
30. 19 64%
31. 20 73%
32. 21 82%
33. 22 89%
34. 23 95%
35. 24 98%
36. 25 Full
37. 26 100%
38. 27 98%
39. 28 94%
40. 29 89%
41. 30 82%
42. 31 74%

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

Events in July 2010

1. Thu, Jul 1

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.

2. Sat, Jul 33:04 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.

3. Sun, Jul 410:35 AM

   Last Quarter

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

4. Sun, Jul 113:33 PM

   Total solar eclipse

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

5. Sun, Jul 113:41 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Mon, Jul 126:50 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Jul 13

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,100 km.

8. Fri, Jul 165:50 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered

   All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.

9. Sun, Jul 186:11 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Sun, Jul 259:37 PM

    Full Moon Buck Moon

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

11. Tue, Jul 2711:46 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Jul 28

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.

13. Fri, Jul 3011:09 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.

14. Sat, Jul 314:04 AM

    Mars and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

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