July 2006 Phenomena
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
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 |
