Sun, Moon, and Stars: July 2000
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Sun, Moon & Stars
Movement of the heavenly bodies: July 2000
Movement of the heavenly bodies: July 2000
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July Calendar
| Moon Phase | Day | Phenomenon | Hour (UT) | Hour (EST) |
 | 1 | Mars is in conjunction with the Sun, that is, Mars and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun. | 1600 | 12 pm (noon) |
| 1 | NEW MOON...Partial eclipse of the Sun. The eclipse will be visible in the central southern Pacific Ocean and the southern part of Chile and Argentina. | 1900 | 3 pm |
| 1 | The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. | 2200 | 6 pm |
 | 4 | Earth is at its aphelion, or farthest point from the Sun in its yearly orbit. | 0000 | 8 pm (July 3) |
 | 6 | Mercury is in inferior conjunction, that is, the Sun and the Earth are aligned on opposite sides of Mercury. | 1200 | 8 am |
 | 8 | FIRST QUARTER | 1300 | 9 am |
 | 15 | The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit. | 1600 | 12 pm (noon) |
 | 16 | FULL MOON Total eclipse of the Moon. As it passes through the shadow of the Earth, the moon turns a coppery-red color. | 1400 | 10 am |
| 16 | Vesta, the third-largest asteroid, is at opposition, that is Vesta and the Sun are aligned on opposite sides of Earth. | 1800 | 2 pm |
 | 17 | Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion. | 1000 | 6 am |
| 17 | Neptune is 1 degree 2 minutes north of the Moon. | 1200 | 8 am |
 | 18 | Uranus is 1 degree 6 minutes north of the Moon. | 1600 | 12 pm (noon) |
 | 24 | LAST QUARTER | 1100 | 7 am |
 | 26 | Saturn is 2 degrees north of the Moon. | 0900 | 5 am |
| 26 | Jupiter is 3 degrees north of the Moon. | 2000 | 4 pm |
 | 27 | Mercury is at its greatest elongation, or angular distance from the Sun, at 20 degrees west of the Sun. | 0900 | 5 am |
| 27 | Neptune is at opposition, that is, Neptune and the Sun are aligned on opposite sides of Earth. | 2300 | 7 pm |
 | 29 | Mercury is 0 degrees 8 minutes south of the Moon. The planet is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon. | 1700 | 1 pm |
| 30 | The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. | 0800 | 4 am |
| 31 | NEW MOON...Partial eclipse of the Sun. The eclipse will be visible in northern and western Russia, the northern parts of Scandinavia and Greenland, Arctic Ocean, and northwest North America. | 0200 | 10 pm (July 30) |
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