Local Sky Events
July
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- Moon is first quarter July 2, full Moon July 10th, third quarter July 18 and new on July 24.
- Earth will reach aphelion, its farthest distance from the Sun, on July 3rd at 3:00 p.m. EDT. At that time, the Earth will be 94,502,714 miles or 152,087,376 kilometers from the Sun.
- Mercury is at greatest eastern elongation 26 degrees from the Sun July 3rd shining a magnitude +0.4.
- Venus continues bright at magnitude -4.1 in the morning sky in Taurus the Bull. Its brilliance even overwhelms Aldebaran.
- Mars continues moving lower, hovering just above the western horizon as it approaches conjunction with the Sun. Shining at magnitude +1.4, it will approach the bright star Spica on the 30th with only about 1.5 degrees separation.
- Jupiter will reappear, after passing conjunction with the Sun, in the early morning sky just above the east-northeast horizon.
- Saturn displays the southern face of the rings in the early morning sky as it climbs higher. It has a close approach to the Moon on July 16th.
Check back often for updates
- Moon is first quarter July 2, full Moon July 10th, third quarter July 18 and new on July 24.
- Earth will reach aphelion, its farthest distance from the Sun, on July 3rd at 3:00 p.m. EDT. At that time, the Earth will be 94,502,714 miles or 152,087,376 kilometers from the Sun.
- Mercury is at greatest eastern elongation 26 degrees from the Sun July 3rd shining a magnitude +0.4.
- Venus continues bright at magnitude -4.1 in the morning sky in Taurus the Bull. Its brilliance even overwhelms Aldebaran.
- Mars continues moving lower, hovering just above the western horizon as it approaches conjunction with the Sun. Shining at magnitude +1.4, it will approach the bright star Spica on the 30th with only about 1.5 degrees separation.
- Jupiter will reappear, after passing conjunction with the Sun, in the early morning sky just above the east-northeast horizon.
- Saturn displays the southern face of the rings in the early morning sky as it climbs higher. It has a close approach to the Moon on July 16th.
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