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MAP SYMBOLSJULY 2018
Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary
in size due to the distance from Earth
and are shown at 0h Universal Time.Calendar of events
3 The Moon passes 3° south of
Neptune, 8 P.M. EDT6 Last Quarter Moon
occurs at 3:51 A.M. EDTEarth is at aphelion
(94.5 million miles from
the Sun), 1 P.M. EDT7 The Moon passes 5° south of
Uranus, 10 A.M. EDT9 Venus passes 1.1° north of
Regulus, 4 P.M. EDT10 The Moon passes 1.1° north of
Aldebaran, 6 A.M. EDTJupiter is stationary,
midnight EDT12 Mercury is at greatest eastern
elongation (26°), 1 A.M. EDTNew Moon occurs at
10:48 P.M. EDT; partial
solar eclipse13 The Moon is at perigee
(222,097 miles from Earth),
4:25 A.M. EDT14 The Moon passes 2° north of
Mercury, 6 P.M. EDT15 The Moon passes 1.6° north of
Venus, midnight EDT19 First Quarter Moon
occurs at 3:52 P.M. EDT20 Asteroid Thisbe is at
opposition, 5 A.M. EDTThe Moon passes 4° north of
Jupiter, 8 P.M. EDT25 The Moon passes 2° north of
Saturn, 2 A.M. EDTMercury is stationary, 3 A.M. EDT27 Mars is at opposition, 1 A.M. EDTThe Moon is at apogee (252,415
miles from Earth), 1:44 A.M. EDTFull Moon occurs at
4:20 P.M. EDT; total
lunar eclipseThe Moon passes 7° north of
Mars, 6 P.M. EDT30 Southern Delta Aquariid
meteor shower peaks31 The Moon passes 3° south of
Neptune, 2 A.M. EDTMars comes closest to Earth
(35.8 million miles away),
4 A.M. EDTSPECIAL OBSERVING DATE
12 Pluto reaches opposition
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