July 2016 Sky
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- On July 1, 2016
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Aphelion, Beehive cluster, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Pleiades, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Venus
July 2016 Sky
| 1 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 7h UT (365,983 km; angular size 32.7′). |
| 1 | Moon near the Pleiades (40° from Sun, morning sky) at 12h UT. • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 2 | Moon near Aldebaran (31° from Sun, morning sky) at 6h UT. • Aldebaran (Wikipedia) |
| 4 | New Moon at 11:01 UT. Start of lunation 1157. • Lunation Number (Wikipedia) |
| 4 | Earth at Aphelion (farthest from Sun) at 16h UT. The Sun- Earth distance is 1.016751 a.u. or about 152.1 million km. • Earth at Aphelion (SpaceWeather.com) • Photographic Size Comparison (Anthony Ayiomamitis) |
| 5 | Moon near Venus (8° from Sun) at 2h UT. Mag. -3.9. • Venus (Wikipedia) |
| 6 | Moon near Beehive cluster (23° from Sun, evening sky) at 6h UT. • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 7 | Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 3h UT. The elusive planet passes into the evening sky. • Mercury (Wikipedia) |
| 7 | Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 23h UT. • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 9 | Moon very near Jupiter (61° from Sun, evening sky) at 10h UT. Mag. -1.8. Occultation visible from southern Africa and Antarctica. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) |
| 12 | First Quarter Moon at 0:52 UT. |
| 12 | Moon near Spica (evening sky) at 8h UT. • Spica (Wikipedia) |
| 13 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 6h UT (distance 404,269 km; angular size 29.6′). |
| 14 | Moon near Mars (evening sky) at 22h UT. Mag. -1.1. • Mars (Wikipedia) |
| 16 | Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 5h UT. • Antares (Wikipedia) |
| 16 | Moon near Saturn (evening sky) at 6h UT. Mag. +0.2. • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 16 | Mercury 0.51° NNE of Venus (11° from Sun, evening sky) at 23h UT. Mags. -1.0 and -3.9. |
| 19 | Full Moon at 22:57 UT. • Full Moon Names (Wikipedia) |
| 26 | Last Quarter Moon at 23:00 UT. |
| 27 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 12h UT (369,662 km; angular size 32.3′). |
| 28 | Moon near the Pleiades (66° from Sun, morning sky) at 18h UT. |
| 29 | Moon very near Aldebaran (57° from Sun, morning sky) at 11h UT. Occultation visible from south central USA, Mexico, Central America. • Occultation of Aldebaran (IOTA) |
| 30 | Mercury 0.30° NNE of Regulus (22° from Sun, evening sky) at 19h UT. Mags. -0.2 and +1.3. |
| July 2016 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT – 4 hours. | |
