July 2021 Sky
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- On July 1, 2021
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Pleiades, Pollux, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, star cluster M35, Venus
July 2021 Sky
| 1 | Last Quarter Moon at 21:11 UT. |
| 3 | Venus 0.35° NNE of Beehive cluster M44 (26° from Sun, evening sky) at 12h UT. Mag. −3.9. |
| 4 | Mercury at greatest elongation west (22° from Sun, morning sky) at 20h UT. Mag. 0.5. |
| 5 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 15h UT (distance 405,341 km; angular size 29.5′). |
| 5 | Earth at Aphelion (farthest from Sun) at 22h UT. The Sun- Earth distance is 1.016729 a.u. or about 152.1 million km. • Earth at Aphelion (SpaceWeather.com) • Photographic Size Comparison (Anthony Ayiomamitis) |
| 6 | Moon near the Pleiades (morning sky) at 4h UT. • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 6 | Moon near Aldebaran at 22h UT (morning sky). • Aldebaran (Wikipedia) |
| 10 | New Moon at 1:17 UT. Start of lunation 1219. |
| 10 | Moon near Castor at 8h UT (evening sky). |
| 10 | Moon near Pollux at 13h UT (evening sky). |
| 11 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (18° from Sun, evening sky) at 15h UT. The Beehive is a lovely sight in binoculars. • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 12 | Moon, Venus and Mars within a circle of diameter 3.6° (evening sky) at 12h UT. Mags. −3.9 and 1.8. |
| 12 | Moon near Mars (29° from Sun, evening sky) at 13h UT. Mag. 1.8. • Mars (Wikipedia) |
| 13 | Moon near Regulus at 9h UT (evening sky). • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 13 | Venus 0.47° NNE of Mars (28° from Sun, evening sky) at 14h UT. Mags. −3.9 and 1.8. |
| 13 | Mercury 2.2° S of star cluster M35 (19° from Sun, morning sky) at 15h UT. Mag. −0.5. |
| 17 | Moon near Spica at 10h UT (evening sky). • Spica (Wikipedia) |
| 17 | First Quarter Moon at 10:10 UT. |
| 20 | Moon near Antares at 15h UT (evening sky). • Antares (Wikipedia) |
| 21 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 10:24 UT (distance 364,521 km; angular size 32.8′). |
| 22 | Venus 1.1° NNE of Regulus (31° from Sun, evening sky) at 4h UT. Mags. −3.9 and 1.4. |
| 24 | Full Moon at 2:36 UT. |
| 24 | Moon near Saturn (midnight sky) at 19h UT. Mag. 0.2. • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 26 | Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 5h UT. Mag. −2.8. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 30 | Mars 0.63° NNE of Regulus (23° from Sun, evening sky) at 2h UT. Mags. 1.8 and 1.4. |
| 31 | Last Quarter Moon at 13:17 UT. |
| July 2021 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
