July 2008 Phenomena
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.
| 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 |
