Volume 14 Issue 7 July 2008
Moon Watch -- Observing Our Closest Neighbor
01. Perigee (359 513 km)
03. New Moon
05. Waxing Crescent Moon
   Near Regulus
06. Waxing Crescent Moon
   Near Saturn
10. First Quarter
Moon near Spica
13. Waxing Gibbous Moon
   West of Antares
14. Apogee (404 150 km)
17. Waxing Gibbous
   West of Jupiter
18. Full Moon
25. Last Quarter
29. Perigee (363 883 km)
27. Waning Crescent
   near the Pleiades

Moon Calendar from Google
Moon Phase Calendar

10 July - 2200 CDT
13 July - 2200 CDT
17 July - 0000 CDT
27 July - 0200 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 set for 2000 CDT on July 6th a waxing crescent Moon will be close to Saturn, Mars, and the star Regulus.