Summer is finally here! Despite the hot weather in the Northern Hemisphere, the Earth is close to the farthest point in its orbit from the Sun. The Earth’s axial tilt keeps up the summer heat. Although we are so far away, our planet are currently leaning towards the Sun and receiving the most direct energy – resulting in the most heat.
In addition to summer weather, we have three meteor showers at the end of the month! The Piscis Austrinid, Southern δ-Aquariid, and α-Capricornid Meteor Showers peak between July 29th and July 30th. These will be all visible in United States, especially after 11 PM EST. Piscis Austrinus is a constellation found close to Aquarius and Capricorn in the night sky.
All three of these meteor showers will have very closely clustered radiant points – point in the sky where the meteors appear, to an observer on Earth, to originate. It may actually be best to look around the radiant point than right at it. Or simply lay back and look up!
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Check out the Glossary of Astronomical Events if you need any explanations!
Astronomical Phenomena
 | Earth at Farthest Distance from Sun July 4th, 2022 |
Moon Phases
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| First Quarter Moon July 6th | Full Moon July 13th | Third Quarter Moon July 20th | New Moon July 28th |
All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Facts
| Descending Node: | 9th |
| Perigee: | 13th |
| Ascending Node: | 22nd |
| Apogee: | 26th |
| Moon Name: | Full Buck Moon |
Meteor Showers
Piscis Austrunid Meteor Shower
| Radiant Point Constellation: | Piscis Austrunis |
| Peak Date: | July 29th |
| Best Time, EST: | After 11 PM, EST |
| Direction to Look: | South |
| Learn More: | In-The-Sky.Org |
Southern δ-Aquariid Meteor Shower
| Radiant Point Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Peak Date: | July 30th |
| Best Time, EST: | After 10 PM, EST |
| Direction to Look: | East |
| Learn More: | In-The-Sky.Org |
α-Capricornid Meteor Shower
| Radiant Point Constellation: | Capricorn |
| Peak Date: | July 30th |
| Best Time, EST: | 1 AM, EST, Visible all night |
| Direction to Look: | South |
| Learn More: | In-The-Sky.Org |
Planetary Alignments & Lunar Conjunctions
| Earth at Aphelion | July 4 |
| Moon ☌ Saturn | July 15 |
| Moon ☌ Jupiter | July 18 |
| Pluto ☍ Earth | July 20 |
| Moon Occultation of Mars | July 21 |
| Ceres⚳ at Solar Conjunction | July 22 |
| Moon Occultation of Uranus | July 22 |
| Moon ☌ Venus | July 26 |
| Jupiter Enters Retrograde ℞ | July 28 |
| ☄ Piscis Austrunid Meteor Shower | July 29 |
| ☄ Southern δ-Aquariid Meteor Shower | July 30 |
| ☄ α-Capricornid Meteor Shower | July 30 |
July 2022
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