Sun, Moon, and Stars: July 2001
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Movement of the heavenly bodies: July 2001
July Calendar
| Moon Phase | Day | Phenomenon | Hour (UT) |
Hour (EST) |
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3 | Mars is 6 degrees south of the Moon. | 1000 | 6 am |
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4 | Earth is at aphelion, or the farthest point from the Sun in its yearly orbit. | 1400 | 10 am |
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5 | FULL MOON Partial eclipse of the Moon, visible in Australia, New Zealand, and eastern Asia. | 1500 | 11 am |
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7 | Neptune is 3 degrees north of the Moon. | 1400 | 10 am |
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7 | Ceres, the largest asteroid, is at opposition, that is, Ceres and the Sun are aligned on opposite sides of Earth. | 1900 | 3 pm |
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8 | Uranus is 3 degrees north of the Moon. | 2200 | 6 pm |
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9 | The Moon is at its apogee , or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit. | 1100 | 7 am |
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9 | Mercury is at its greatest elongation, or angular distance from the Sun, at 21 degrees west of the Sun. | 1700 | 1 pm |
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12 | Mercury is 1 degree 9 minutes south of Jupiter. | 2200 | 6 pm |
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13 | Saturn is 4 degrees north of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus. | 0800 | 4 am |
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13 | LAST QUARTER | 1900 | 3 pm |
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15 | Venus is 3 degrees north of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus. | 0100 | 9 pm (July 14) |
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15 | Venus is 0 degrees 7 minutes south of Saturn. | 0500 | 9 am |
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17 | Saturn is 0 degrees 6 minutes north of the Moon. Saturn is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. | 1300 | 9 am |
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17 | Venus is 0 degrees 3 minutes south of the Moon. Venus is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. | 1800 | 2 pm |
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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) |
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19 | Mercury is 1 degree south of the Moon. Mercury is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. | 1300 | 9 am |
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19 | Mars appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion. | 2300 | 7 pm |
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20 | NEW MOON | 2000 | 4 p.m. |
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21 | The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. | 2100 | 5 pm |
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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 |
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27 | FIRST QUARTER | 1000 | 6 am |
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27 | Mercury is 6 degrees south of Pollux , the brightest star in the constellation Gemini. | 1500 | 11 am |
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30 | Neptune is at opposition, that is, Neptune and the Sun are aligned on opposite sides of Earth. | 2100 | 5 pm |
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30 | Mars is 6 degrees south of the Moon. | 1400 | 10 am |
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