July

For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.

Day	Phenomenon	Hour
1	The Moon is at apogee.	2000
1	Pallas, the second-largest asteroid, is at opposition.	2000
2	Venus is 4° north of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus.	2000
3	FIRST QUARTER	1700
3	Earth is at aphelion.	2300
4	Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as it moves from its greatest elongation east of the Sun back toward a position west of the Sun as viewed from Earth.	0200
4	Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, is 0° 1' north of the Moon. Occultation of Spica by the Moon.	1700
6	Jupiter is 5° north of the Moon.	0200
6	Jupiter appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from retrograde to direct motion.	1900
8	Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 2' north of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon.	0800
11	FULL MOON	0300
13	Neptune is 3° north of the Moon.	0400
13	The Moon is at perigee.	1800
14	Uranus is 0° 4' north of the Moon. Occultation of Uranus by the Moon.	2300
17	LAST QUARTER	1900
18	Mercury is in inferior conjunction.	0700
22	Mars is 0° 7' north of Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo.	0600
23	Venus is 6° south of the Moon.	0000
25	NEW MOON	0500
27	Mars is 1° 1' south of the Moon. Occultation of Mars by the Moon.	1700
28	Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as it moves toward its greatest elongation west of the Sun from a position east of the Sun as viewed from Earth.	1700
29	The Moon is at apogee.	1300