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The Full Moon is Thursday July 30. In the morning Saturn and Mars form a long line. Saturn is rising just around 11 pm local time. Mars is below the red star Aldebaran. In the evening, Venus is visible well after the sky is fully dark and draws away from the bright star Regulus. The Southern Delta-Aquarids meteor shower peaks on Sunday July the 30th but moonlight washes it ...

The First Quarter Moon is Tuesday July 21. In the morning Saturn and Mars form a long line. Saturn is rising just before midnight. Mars is below the red star Aldebaran. In the evening, Venus draws forms a triangle with the crescent moon and the bright star Regulus on the 17th. The following night  the crescent moon, Venus and Regulus form a line.

The First Quarter Mo...

The New Moon is Wednesday July 14. In the morning Saturn and Mars form a long line. Saturn is rising near midnight. Mars and Uranus are are drawing apart. On the 12th Mars is near the crescent moon, on the 13th, Mars is closest to the red star Aldebaran, forming a second eye for Taurus the Bull. In the evening, on the 9th Venus is just 1° from Leo’s brightest star, Regulus....

To be read in conjunction with the astrophiz podcast #237https://soundcloud.com/astrophiz/astrophiz-ep237-july-sky-guide-ian-musgrave