A table listing some of the Astronomical Phenomena for July 2018:
| Day (UT) | Time (UT) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01:48 | Mars (mag. -2.2) 4.8 degrees south of Moon. |
| 4 | 00:21 | Neptune (mag. 7.9) 2.6 degrees north of Moon. |
| 6 | 07:51 | Last quarter moon. |
| 6 | 16:47 | Earth at aphelion 1.017 AU (approx. 152.1 million km or 94.54 million miles) from the Sun. |
| 7 | 13:38 | Uranus (mag. 5.8) 5 degrees north of Moon. |
| 9 | 20:11 | Venus (mag. -4.1) 1.1 degrees north of Regulus (mag. 1.4). |
| 10 | 09:55 | Moon 1.1 degrees north of Aldebaran (mag. 0.9). |
| 11 | 03:49 | Jupiter (mag. -2.2) stationary in Libra, afterwards begins direct motion. |
| 12 | 05:24 | Mercury (mag. 0.4) at greatest elongation 26.4 deg. east in the evening sky. |
| 12 | 10:05 | Pluto (mag. 14.2) at opposition 32.583 AU (approx. 4874.3 million kilometres or 3028.8 million miles) from the Earth. |
| 13 | 02:48 | New moon. Partial solar eclipse, visible from Southern Australia, Tasmania. |
| 13 | 08:18 | Moon at perigee approx. 357,431 kilometres or 222,097 miles from the Earth. |
| 14 | 22:04 | Mercury (mag. 0.5) 2.2 degrees south of Moon. |
| 15 | 16:38 | Moon 1.8 degrees north of Regulus (mag. 1.4). |
| 16 | 03:31 | Venus (mag. -4.2) 1.6 degrees south of Moon. |
| 19 | 09:12 | Moon 7.7 degrees north of Spica (mag. 1.0). |
| 19 | 19:53 | First quarter moon. |
| 20 | 09:59 | Mercury (mag. 0.9) at aphelion 0.467 AU (approx. 69.9 million kilometres or 43.4 million miles) from the Sun. |
| 20 | 23:57 | Jupiter (mag. -2.2) 4.4 degrees south of Moon. |
| 23 | 03:07 | Moon 9.1 degrees north of Antares (mag. 1.0). |
| 24 | 06:14 | Vesta (mag. 6.1) 2.7 degrees south of Moon. |
| 25 | 05:53 | Saturn (mag. 0.2) 2 degrees south of Moon. |
| 25 | 07:17 | Mercury (mag. 1.4) begins retrograde motion. |
| 27 | 02:30 | Mars (mag. -2.8) at opposition 0.386 AU (approx. 57.7 million kilometres or 35.9 million miles) from the Earth. |
| 27 | 05:28 | Moon at apogee approx. 406,222 kilometres or 252,415 miles from the Earth. |
| 27 | 20:21 | Full moon. Total lunar eclipse visible from Africa, Asia, South America, Europe and Australia. |
| 27 | 22:04 | Mars (mag. -2.8) 6.7 degrees south of Moon. |
| 31 | 05:32 | Neptune (mag. 7.8) 2.6 degrees north of Moon. |