July 2017

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 56%
15. 2 66%
16. 3 75%
17. 4 83%
18. 5 89%
19. 6 94%
20. 7 98%
21. 8 100%
22. 9 Full
23. 10 98%
24. 11 94%
25. 12 89%
26. 13 81%
27. 14 73%
28. 15 63%
29. 16 Last qtr
30. 17 41%
31. 18 30%
32. 19 19%
33. 20 11%
34. 21 5%
35. 22 1%
36. 23 New
37. 24 2%
38. 25 7%
39. 26 14%
40. 27 22%
41. 28 31%
42. 29 41%
43. 30 First qtr
44. 31 60%

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

Events in July 2017

1. Sat, Jul 15:31 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

2. Thu, Jul 6

   Apogee

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

3. Thu, Jul 611:33 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Jul 912:07 AM

   Full Moon Buck Moon

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

5. Thu, Jul 132:26 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

6. Sun, Jul 163:26 PM

   Last Quarter

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

7. Sun, Jul 1610:19 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

8. Thu, Jul 207:39 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

9. Fri, Jul 21

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,200 km.

10. Sun, Jul 235:46 AM

    New Moon

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

11. Sun, Jul 237:41 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

12. Tue, Jul 255:22 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, Jul 269:17 PM

    Mars behind the Sun

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

14. Fri, Jul 286:35 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Jul 3012:44 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

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

16. Sun, Jul 3011:23 AM

    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.