July 2018

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 90%
9. 2 83%
10. 3 75%
11. 4 67%
12. 5 57%
13. 6 Last qtr
14. 7 36%
15. 8 26%
16. 9 17%
17. 10 9%
18. 11 3%
19. 12 New
20. 13 0%
21. 14 4%
22. 15 10%
23. 16 18%
24. 17 27%
25. 18 38%
26. 19 First qtr
27. 20 59%
28. 21 69%
29. 22 77%
30. 23 85%
31. 24 91%
32. 25 96%
33. 26 99%
34. 27 Full
35. 28 99%
36. 29 97%
37. 30 93%
38. 31 87%

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

Events in July 2018

1. Tue, Jul 310:19 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Jul 63:51 AM

   Last Quarter

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

3. Sat, Jul 712:45 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

4. Thu, Jul 121:25 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

5. Thu, Jul 1210:48 PM

   New Moon

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

6. Thu, Jul 1211:01 PM

   Partial solar eclipse

   The Moon covers part of the Sun.

7. Fri, Jul 13

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.

8. Sat, Jul 147:11 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Jul 1612:35 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, Jul 193:52 PM

    First Quarter

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

11. Fri, Jul 2010:28 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

12. Wed, Jul 251:45 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

13. Fri, Jul 271:05 AM

    Mars at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

14. Fri, Jul 27

    Apogee

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

15. Fri, Jul 274:21 PM

    Full Moon Buck MoonMicromoon

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

16. Fri, Jul 274:21 PM

    Total lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.

17. Tue, Jul 313:29 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

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