A table listing some of the Astronomical Phenomena for July 2013:
Phenomena July
Day | Event |
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2 | Dwarf planet Pluto mag 14.0 is at opposition in Sagittarius |
5 | Earth is at aphelion 1.017 AU (approx. 152.1 million km or 94.5 million miles) from the Sun (15 UT) |
6 | Moon passes 4 degrees south of Mars mag 1.5 (12 UT) |
7 | Moon is at apogee 406,437 km (00:50 UT) |
8 | New Moon (7:15) |
9 | Saturn mag 0.5 is stationary in Virgo (4 UT) |
9 | Mercury is at inferior conjunction (19 UT) |
10 | Asteroid (387) Aquitania mag 9.7 is at opposition in Aquila |
10 | Moon passes 7 degrees south of Venus mag -3.9 (23 UT) |
12 | Moon passes 6 degrees south of Regulus mag 1.4 (2 UT) |
13 | Asteroid (5) Astraea mag 10.9 is at opposition in Sagittarius |
16 | First quarter Moon (3:19 UT) |
16 | Moon passes 0.3 degrees north of Spica mag 1.0, occultation is visible from Hawaii, South Central America, NW South America (4 UT) |
17 | Moon passes 3 degrees south of Saturn mag 0.6 (1 UT) |
18 | Uranus mag 5.8 is stationary in Pisces (20 UT) |
19 | Moon passes 7 degrees north of Antares mag 1.0 (8 UT) |
20 | Mercury mag 2.3 is stationary in Gemini (14 UT) |
20 | Asteroid (8) Flora mag 8.7 is at opposition in Sagittarius |
21 | Moon is at perigee 358,398 km (20:29 UT) |
22 | Venus mag -3.9 passes 1.2 degrees north of Regulus mag 1.4 (5 UT) |
22 | Mars mag 1.6 passes 0.8 degrees north of Jupiter mag -1.9 (6 UT) |
22 | Full Moon (18:16 UT) |
25 | Moon passes 6 degrees north of Neptune mag 7.8 (6 UT) |
27 | Moon passes 3 degrees north of Uranus mag 5.8 (22 UT) |
29 | Southern Delta Aquarids meteor shower peaks ZHR = 16 |
29 | Last quarter Moon (17:44 UT) |
30 | Mercury mag 0.1 is at greatest elongation west 20 degrees (9 UT) |