Phenomena, 2007: July

Updated June 26, 2019 | Infoplease Staff
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Day Phenomenon Hour
2 Venus is 0° 8' south of Saturn. 0100
3 Neptune is 1° 3' north of the Moon. Occultation of Neptune by the Moon. 1900
5 Uranus is 1° 9' south of the Moon. 2100
6 Pallas, the second-largest asteroid, appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from direct motion to retrograde motion. 1400
7 Earth is at aphelion. 0000
7 LAST QUARTER 1700
9 Mars is 6° south of the Moon. 1500
9 The Moon is at perigee. 2200
10 Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as it moves from its greatest elongation west of the Sun back toward a position east of the Sun as viewed from Earth. 0200
12 Venus is at its greatest illuminated extent. 1400
13 Mercury is 9° south of the Moon. 0300
14 Vesta, the third-largest asteroid, appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from retrograde motion to direct motion. 1000
14 NEW MOON 1200
16 Venus is 2° south of Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo. 1500
16 Saturn is 0° 04' north of the Moon. Occultation of Saturn by the Moon. 2300
17 Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, is 0° 3' south of the Moon. Occultation of Regulus by the Moon. 0900
17 Venus is 3° south of the Moon. 1000
20 Mercury is at its greatest elongation, at 20° west of the Sun. 1500
22 FIRST QUARTER 0600
22 The Moon is at apogee. 0900
25 Venus appears to be motionless in the sky as it moves toward its greatest elongation east of the Sun from a position west of the Sun as viewed from Earth. 1300
25 Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 6' north of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon. 1600
25 Jupiter is 6° north of the Moon. 1800
30 FULL MOON 0100
31 Neptune is 1° 3' north of the Moon. Occultation of Neptune by the Moon. 0100

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