| Moon Phase |
Day |
Phenomenon |
Hour
(UT) |
Hour
(EST) |
 |
3 |
Mars is 6 degrees south of the Moon. |
1000 | 6 am |
 |
4 |
Earth is at aphelion, or the farthest point from the Sun in its yearly orbit. |
1400 | 10 am |
 |
5 |
FULL MOON Partial eclipse of the Moon, visible in Australia, New Zealand, and eastern Asia. |
1500 | 11 am |
 |
7 |
Neptune is 3 degrees north of the Moon. |
1400 | 10 am |
 |
7 |
Ceres, the largest asteroid, is at opposition, that is, Ceres and the Sun are aligned on opposite sides of Earth. |
1900 | 3 pm |
 |
8 |
Uranus is 3 degrees north of the Moon. |
2200 | 6 pm |
 |
9 |
The Moon is at its apogee , or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit. |
1100 | 7 am |
 |
9 |
Mercury is at its greatest elongation, or angular distance from the Sun, at 21 degrees west of the Sun. |
1700 | 1 pm |
 |
12 |
Mercury is 1 degree 9 minutes south of Jupiter. |
2200 | 6 pm |
 |
13 |
Saturn is 4 degrees north of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus. |
0800 | 4 am |
|
13 |
LAST QUARTER |
1900 | 3 pm |
 |
15 |
Venus is 3 degrees north of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus. |
0100 | 9 pm
(July 14) |
|
15 |
Venus is 0 degrees 7 minutes south of Saturn. |
0500 | 9 am |
 |
17 |
Saturn is 0 degrees 6 minutes north of the Moon. Saturn is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. |
1300 | 9 am |
|
17 |
Venus is 0 degrees 3 minutes south of the Moon. Venus is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. |
1800 | 2 pm |
 |
19 |
Jupiter is 0 degrees 2 minutes north of the Moon. Jupiter is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. |
0000 | 8 pm
(July 18) |
|
19 |
Mercury is 1 degree south of the Moon. Mercury is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. |
1300 | 9 am |
|
19 |
Mars appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion. |
2300 | 7 pm |
 |
20 |
NEW MOON |
2000 | 4 p.m. |
 |
21 |
The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. |
2100 | 5 pm |
 |
26 |
Pallas, the second-largest asteroid, appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion. |
0900 | 5 am |
 |
27 |
FIRST QUARTER |
1000 | 6 am |
|
27 |
Mercury is 6 degrees south of Pollux , the brightest star in the constellation Gemini. |
1500 | 11 am |
 |
30 |
Neptune is at opposition, that is, Neptune and the Sun are aligned on opposite sides of Earth. |
2100 | 5 pm |
|
30 |
Mars is 6 degrees south of the Moon. |
1400 | 10 am |
