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Earth at Aphelion (farthest from Sun) at 8h UT. The Sun-Earth distance is 1.01668 a.u. or about 152.1 million km.
• Earth at Aphelion (SpaceWeather.com)
• Photographic Size Comparison (Anthony Ayiomamitis)
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Moon very near Antares at 9h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Japan, the Pacific, and Hawaii.
• Occultation of Antares (IOTA)
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Venus near Pleiades at 14h UT (morning sky).
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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Full Moon at 9:21 UT. The full Moon of July is called the Thunder Moon or Hay Moon.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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Penumbral Eclipse of the Moon from 8:33 to 10:44 UT, mid-eclipse at 9:39 UT. Too slight to detect visually.
• Lunar Eclipses for Beginners (Mr Eclipse)
• Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2009 July 07 (NASA)
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 22h UT (distance 406,232 km; angular size 29.4').
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Jupiter 0.6° SSE of Neptune at 17h UT (midnight sky). Mags. -2.7 and +7.8.
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Moon near Jupiter at 19h UT (midnight sky).
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Mars near Pleiades at 10h UT (50° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. +1.1.
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Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 2h UT. The planet passes into the evening sky.
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Venus 3.1° N of Aldebaran at 6h UT (42° from Sun, morning sky). Mags. -4.1 and +0.9.
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Last Quarter Moon at 9:53 UT.
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Moon near Pleiades at 3h UT (morning sky).
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Moon near Mars at 11h UT (51° from Sun, morning sky).
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Moon near Venus at 5h UT (41° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. -4.1.
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 20h UT (357,463 km; 33.4'). Only 6 hours before New Moon. High tides expected.
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New Moon at 2:34 UT. Start of lunation 1071.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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Total Solar Eclipse visible from parts of India, Nepal, China, and central Pacific Ocean. Partial phases visible from most of Asia and Pacific. Greatest totality (6m 39s) occurs at 2:35 UT.
• The Great Eclipse of 2009 (Sky & Telescope)
• Solar Eclipses for Beginners (Mr Eclipse)
• Total Solar Eclipse of 2009 July 22 (NASA)
• Google Map: Solar Eclipse Path (NASA)
• Solar Eclipse Path (NASA)
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Moon near Regulus at 3h UT (evening sky).
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Moon near Saturn at 10h UT (evening sky). Mag. +1.1.
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First Quarter Moon at 21:59 UT.
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Moon very near Antares at 16h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from S Asia, NE Africa, and SE Europe.
• Occultation of Antares (IOTA)
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.
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