Volume 16 Issue 7 July 2010
Moon Watch -- Observing Our Closest Neighbor
01. Apogee (405 036 km)
03. Waning Gibbous Moon
   West Of Jupiter
04. Last Quarter
Last Quarter Moon
   East Of Jupiter
06. Waning Crescent Moon
   Near Stars of Aries
08. Waning Crescent Moon
   Near the Pleiades
11. New Moon
13. Perigee (361 115 km)
14. Waxing Crescent Moon
   Near Venus
15. Waxing Crescent Moon
   Near Mars
16. Waxing Crescent Moon
   Near Saturn
17. Waxing Crescent Moon
   Near Spican
18. First Quarter
21. Waxing Gibbous Moon
   Near Antares (Scorpius)
26. Full Moon
29. Apogee (405 955 km)
31. Waning Gibbous Moon
   Near Jupiter

Moon Calendar from Google
Moon Phase Calendar

06 July - 0300 CDT
08 July - 0400 CDT
17 July - 2200 CDT
31 July - 2400 CDT

Lunar Passages
    Many times during a month the Moon passes by bright stars and planets, and often we are treated to nice pairings or groupings of these objects.
    As shown in this view looking toward the northeast, and set for 0400 CDT on July 8th, a waning crescent Moon will be below the Pleiades and above the stars of the Hyades.