July 2013

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 35%
10. 2 26%
11. 3 18%
12. 4 12%
13. 5 6%
14. 6 2%
15. 7 0%
16. 8 New
17. 9 2%
18. 10 5%
19. 11 10%
20. 12 17%
21. 13 25%
22. 14 35%
23. 15 First qtr
24. 16 56%
25. 17 67%
26. 18 77%
27. 19 86%
28. 20 93%
29. 21 98%
30. 22 Full
31. 23 99%
32. 24 95%
33. 25 88%
34. 26 80%
35. 27 71%
36. 28 61%
37. 29 Last qtr
38. 30 41%
39. 31 32%

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

Events in July 2013

1. Sat, Jul 68:30 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Jul 6

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

3. Sat, Jul 68:39 PM

   Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered

   All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.

4. Sat, Jul 611:21 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

5. Mon, Jul 83:14 AM

   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 87:44 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Jul 92:34 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

8. Mon, Jul 1511:18 PM

   First Quarter

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

9. Tue, Jul 167:00 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Jul 21

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,400 km.

11. Mon, Jul 223:36 AM

    Mars and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

12. Mon, Jul 222:16 PM

    Full Moon Buck MoonSupermoon

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

13. Sat, Jul 273:55 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Jul 291:44 PM

    Last Quarter

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

15. Tue, Jul 304:43 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

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