JULY 2022 OBSERVING Lunar Almanac Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart 13 14 July 15 Yellow dots indicate which part of the Moon's limb is tipped the most toward Earth by libration. NASA / LRO MOON PHASES MON SUN TUE WED THU 3 10 17 24 31 ο +20° δ FIRST QUARTER July 7 02:14 UT LAST QUARTER July 20 14:19 UT DISTANCES Perigee 357,266 km Apogee 406,273 km FULL MOON July 13 18:38 UT 0° NEW MOON July 28 17:55 UT July 13, 09h UT Diameter 33′ 27″ July 26, 10h UT Diameter 29′ 25″ FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS * Catena Sylvester * Petermann Crater * Hayn Crater July 13 July 14 July 15 -1 1 2 3 4 M6 Planet location shown for mid-month USING THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE MAP Go out within an hour of a time listed to the right. Turn the map around so the yellow label for the direction you're facing is at the bottom. That's the horizon. The center of the map is overhead. Ignore the parts of the map above horizons you're not facing. Exact for latitude 40°N. 42 JULY 2022 * SKY & TELESCOPE Galaxy Double star M7 λ υ -40° θ c i 17 n g M10 O P H I U C 70 IC4665 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 FRI 2 9 16 23 30 M92 Zenith HERCULE π ε SAT -20° M19 M62 LYRA E g -1 0 1 2 3 4 a Galaxy Double star Variable star Open cluster Diffuse nebula Globular cluster Planetary nebula Galaxy Double star Variable star Open cluster Diffuse nebula Globular cluster Planetary nebula S E 2h 23h α β F a α κ 20h Mo July F a S C +60° β ζ +80° ε α Polaris +80° PARDALIS +60° r o N h Moon July 13 SAG I T TAR I US SCUTUM δ M16 S E R P E N S ( C A U D A ) M11 DELPHINUS EQUULEUS SAGITTA ζ γ α Altair β A Q U I L A η θ CAPR I CORNUS VULPECULA M27 γ C Y G N U S N o r t h e r n C r o s s M39 CAS S I OP E I A LACERTA C E P H E U S a F P ERS EUS β γ δ ANDROMEDA g n c i P E G A S U S M2 A Q U A R I U S M23 M17 M25 M22 τ ζ ε M21 M20 M8 Double Cluster M52 α α α M31 E N G r e a t S q u a r e o f P e g a s u s F Albireo Vega R M57 c i n a α ε δ γ β Deneb M29 61 δ χ γ α ε M15 α β θ γ η θ β β α s t µ β γ ε δ γ ν δ h t γ α ε η θ µ β ζ α σ c i n g Saturn