Monthly Astronomy for July 2020

Monthly Astronomy for July 2020. The Full Moon, New Moon, Eclipses, Solstices, and more! Learn more at WildHemlock.com!
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Monthly Astronomy for July 2020. The Full Moon, New Moon, Eclipses, Solstices, and more! Learn more at WildHemlock.com!

This month is full of meteor showers and even another lunar eclipse! We appear to be in eclipse season as we add another one to last month’s two. On July 5th, the full moon will enter a penumbral lunar eclipse. The Earth will be at Aphelion to celebrate Independence day on the 4th of July. There’s much more phenomena to discover in the night skies in July 2020.

Moon Phases for June 2020

New MoonFirst
Quarter Moon
Full MoonLast Quarter Moon
20th27th5th12th

Moon Facts

Apogee:12th
Perigee:25th
Ascending Node:18th
Descending Node:3rd, 31st
Moon Name:Buck Moon

Eclipses

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

July 5th

Meteor Showers

NameDateLocation (Constellation)
Alpha Cygnid Meteor Shower21stCygnus
Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower27thAquarius
Alpha Aquarid Meteor Shower29thAquarius
Piscis Austrinud Meteor Shower31stPiscis Astrinus

Lunar Movements

Conjunction with Jupiter
Conjunction with SaturnConjunction with Mars
5th
6th
11th
Conjunction with VenusConjunction with Mercury
17th18th

Planetary Movements

EarthVenusJupiter
AphelionAphelionOpposition
4th10th14th
SaturnMercury
OppositionGreatest Western Elongation
20th22th

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