JULY 2023 OBSERVING Lunar Almanac Northern Hemisphere Sky Chart 4 July 3 5 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 FRI 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 ο +20° δ FULL MOON July 3 11:39 UT NEW MOON July 17 18:32 UT DISTANCES Perigee LAST QUARTER July 10 01:48 UT 0° FIRST QUARTER July 25 22:07 UT July 4, 22h UT 360,152 km Diameter 33′ 11″ Apogee July 20, 07h UT 406,288 km Diameter 29′ 25″ FAVORABLE LIBRATIONS * Volta Crater * Brianchon Crater * Byrd Crater July 3 July 4 July 5 -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 2023 * 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 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 S E Saturn 2h 23h α β F a α κ Moon July 2 20h F a S C +60° β ζ +80° ε α Polaris +80° PARDALIS +60° r o N h 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 β µ ζ α c i n g