July 2011

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 New
14. 2 2%
15. 3 6%
16. 4 13%
17. 5 22%
18. 6 32%
19. 7 43%
20. 8 First qtr
21. 9 66%
22. 10 76%
23. 11 85%
24. 12 92%
25. 13 97%
26. 14 100%
27. 15 Full
28. 16 98%
29. 17 94%
30. 18 88%
31. 19 81%
32. 20 73%
33. 21 65%
34. 22 55%
35. 23 Last qtr
36. 24 36%
37. 25 27%
38. 26 19%
39. 27 11%
40. 28 6%
41. 29 2%
42. 30 New
43. 31 1%

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

Events in July 2011

1. Fri, Jul 14:38 AM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

2. Fri, Jul 14:54 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Sat, Jul 27:55 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Jul 7

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.

5. Fri, Jul 82:29 AM

   First Quarter

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

6. Fri, Jul 152:40 AM

   Full Moon Buck Moon

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

7. Wed, Jul 201:05 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

8. Thu, Jul 21

   Apogee

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

9. Sat, Jul 231:02 AM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Sat, Jul 235:19 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Jul 2712:55 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

12. Sat, Jul 306:03 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Jul 302:40 PM

    New Moon Black Moon

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

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