| July
2 |
New
Moon 7:19pm PDT; 02:19 UT.
Mars lies east of Regulus, as it moves toward Saturn. |
| July
3 |
The
Moon conjoins Venus
6:50am PDT; 13:50 UT.
The youngest Moon lies below and diagonally lines up with Pollux
and Castor.
Mars lies east of Regulus, as it moves toward Saturn. |
| July
4 |
It's
Aphelion
Day! Earth is at aphelion (furthest yearly distance from
the Sun at 94.5 million miles), 1:00am PDT;
08:00 UT.
Fourth
of July ~ Holiday and Holy Day
Predawn Mercury
lies on the Bull's horn low in the northeast, 5am-sunrise.
Venus sets 30 minutes after the Sun on the northwestern horizon.
Mars lies between Saturn and Mercury on the western horizon just
after sunset.
Jupiter rises in the east within an hour of sunset.
At midnight the Milky Way can be seen stretching from the southern
to the northern horizon with the Summer Triangle overhead. |
| July
5 |
Look
for the beautiful west to east line-up in Leo: slim Crescent
Moon, blue-white Regulus, the Red Planet, golden Saturn. Map |
| July
6 |
The
Crescent Moon conjoins Mars
9:18am PDT; 16:18 UT.
The Crescent Moon conjoins Saturn
12:58pm PDT; 19:58 UT.
A slim waxing
Crescent Moon lies to the left of Regulus, Mars and Saturn in
the evening. Map |
| July
7 |
The
Crescent Moon aligns with Denebola, Leo's tail star. Map |
| July
8 |
The Moon
enters Virgo. Spica is the bright star east of the Moon in the
south. Golden Arcturus is overhead in the west and the Big Dipper
lies in the northwest. |
| July
9 |
Mars
closes in on Saturn.
Jupiter
reaches opposition.
It is out all night long and at its closest, biggest, brightest
for 2008.
First
Quarter Moon 9:35pm PDT; 04:35 UT 7/10.
The Quarter Moon approaches Spica from the west. Arc from the Big
Dipper's handle to Arcturus and then spike down to Spica. |
| July
10 |
Mars
conjoins Saturn
11:12am PDT; 18:12 UT.
Difficult to spot Venus sets in the northwest only 30 minutes
after sunset near 9:00pm.
Look for Mars south of Saturn after sunset. This is the closest
approach of these two planets until 2022. 10:00pm
Sky Chart
The Moon passes to the east of Spica.
Jupiter is the brilliant beacon of light traveling east to west
along the southern horizon. It is highest in the south around
1:00am.
|
| July
11 |
Mars
passes Saturn to the southeast. Saturn lies between Mars and Regulus. |
| July
12 |
The
Moon lies east of Libra's two brightest stars as it approaches
the head of Scorpius. |
| July
13 |
The
Moon is at apogee (farthest from the Earth at 251,936 miles)
9:14pm PDT; 04:14am UT 7/14.
Saturn lies between Mars and Regulus now.
The waxing Gibbous Moon approaches
Antares. Look for brilliant Jupiter to the east. |
| July
14 |
The
Moon passes Antares
to the east as it approaches the
Scorpion's stinger. Jupiter is the bright planet to the east. |
| July
15 |
Have
you seen Venus yet? It sets just after 9:00pm.
Check out the Mars, Saturn, Regulus (east-west) line-up above
the western horizon.
The
growing Moon lies above the teapot spout of Sagittarius.
|
| July
16 |
The
Moon lies near Nunki west of Jupiter. |
| July
17 |
Global
Grace Light Meditation ... spiritual empowerment blessing
The
Moon conjoins Jupiter
6:01am PDT; 07:59 UT.
The evening Moon passes Jupiter to the east.
Begin looking for the Full Moon triangle: Jupiter,
Altair, the Moon. |
| July
18 |
Full
Moon 12:59am PDT; 07:59 UT. The Moon conjoins the star Altair,
head of Aquila the Eagle.
Full
Moon Global Meditation
Venus
lies in the Beehive (M44) and sets 9:10pm
Look for the Full Moon triangle: Jupiter, Altair, the Moon. |
| July
20 |
After
1:00am the Moon
in the constellation Capricornus can be seen aligned diagonally
between Altair in the north and Fomalhaut in the south as it
nears telescopic
Neptune.
The
Moon conjoins Neptune
5:55am PDT; 12:55 UT and occults the planet for viewers in E
Asia, Japan, Alaska, NW Canada,
The evening Moon lies between Neptune to the west and Uranus
to the east. |
| July
22 |
The
Moon conjoins Uranus
11:35am PDT; 18:35 UT. |
| July
25 |
Day
Out of Time ~
World
Day of Love and Thanks to Water
Last
Quarter Moon 11:42am PDT; 18:42 UT. The exact Quarter Moon lies
in the constellation Aries.
|
| July
27 |
Southern
Delta Aquarid Meteors peak. Look south 2:00am-sunrise. Map ~ Observation/History
The waning
Crescent Moon approaches the Pleiades from the west. Look east
2:00am - sunrise. |
| July
28 |
The
dimishing Moon lies north of Aldebaran.
The Pleiades can be seen to the west; the star Elnath
lies to the east. Look east
2:00am - sunrise. |
| July
29 |
The
old Moon lies east of Elnath. Look east
3:00am - sunrise.
Mercury
reaches superior
conjunction 1:05pm PDT; 08:05 UT.
The
Moon is at perigee (closest to the Earth at 226,106 miles) 4:23pm
PDT; 11:23 UT. |
| July
30-31 |
A
lunar sliver first lies near Mebsuta in Gemini and then diagonally
with the Twins, Pollux
and Castor. Look east an hour before sunrise. |
| Aug. 1 |
New
Moon 3:13am PDT; 10:13 UT and a total
solar eclipse for northern
Canada, the Arctic and Asia; totality lasts
about 2.5 minutes. Animation |