July 2106

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 New
13. 2 3%
14. 3 8%
15. 4 15%
16. 5 25%
17. 6 35%
18. 7 First qtr
19. 8 56%
20. 9 65%
21. 10 74%
22. 11 82%
23. 12 89%
24. 13 94%
25. 14 98%
26. 15 100%
27. 16 Full
28. 17 98%
29. 18 94%
30. 19 89%
31. 20 82%
32. 21 74%
33. 22 65%
34. 23 Last qtr
35. 24 43%
36. 25 32%
37. 26 22%
38. 27 13%
39. 28 6%
40. 29 2%
41. 30 New
42. 31 2%

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

Events in July 2106

1. Thu, Jul 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.

2. Thu, Jul 15:23 AM

   New Moon

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

3. Tue, Jul 612:06 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Jul 63:18 PM

   Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.

5. Wed, Jul 711:20 PM

   First Quarter

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

6. Fri, Jul 96:59 AM

   Mars and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

7. Wed, Jul 146:26 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Jul 14

   Apogee

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

9. Thu, Jul 152:09 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

10. Fri, Jul 161:48 AM

    Full Moon Buck MoonMicromoon

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

11. Thu, Jul 227:59 PM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

12. Fri, Jul 239:11 PM

    Last Quarter

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

13. Sat, Jul 245:40 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Jul 256:13 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

15. Sun, Jul 256:14 AM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.

16. Thu, Jul 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.

17. Fri, Jul 3012:06 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.