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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 20h UT (distance 404,448 km; angular size 29.6').
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Venus near Aldebaran at 5h UT (morning sky). Mags -3.9 and +0.9.
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Mercury 10° W of Saturn at 9h UT (evening sky). Mags. +1.7 and +0.4, respectively.
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First Quarter Moon at 16:37 UT.
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Moon very near Spica at 18h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from southern Africa and Mauritius.
• Occultation of Spica (IOTA)
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Moon near Jupiter at 22h UT (evening sky). Mag. -2.3.
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Moon very near Antares at 8h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from eastern Australia, New Zealand and southern Pacific Ocean.
• Occultation of Antares (IOTA)
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Full Moon at 3:02 UT. The full Moon of July is called the "Thunder Moon" or "Hay Moon".
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 18h UT (364,289 km; 32.8').
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Moon very near Uranus at 23h UT (morning sky). Mag. +5.8. Occultation visible from South Africa, South-East Asia, and western Australia.
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Last Quarter Moon at 19:13 UT.
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Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 7h UT. Mercury passes into the morning sky. Not visible.
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Moon near the Pleiades at 8h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from eastern USA locations.
• Occultation of the Pleiades (IOTA)
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Mars 0.64° from Regulus at 16h UT (evening sky). Mags +1.8 and +1.4, respectively. Mars remains within 1° of Regulus for several days.
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Moon near Venus at 0h UT (morning sky). Mag. -3.8.
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Moon near Pollux at 11h UT (evening sky).
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New Moon at 4:31 UT. Beginning of lunation 1034.
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Moon near Saturn at 3h UT (evening sky). Mag. +0.3.
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Moon near Regulus at 12h UT (evening sky).
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Moon very near Mars at 18h UT (evening sky). Mag. +1.8.
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 13h UT (distance 405,406 km; angular size 29.5').
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Daylight Time = UT - 4 hours.
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