Time: 2024-07-06
An illustration of the night sky on June 5 , 2024 showing the moon in close proximity to the sun during the new moon . The new moon arrives on July 5 at 6:57 p.m. Eastern Time according to the U.S. Naval Observatory . Earth reached aphelion today , meaning our was farther away from the sun than at any other period in its yearly orbit . New moons occur when the moon is directly between the sun and Earth . New moons are invisible unless there is an eclipse . The moon 's shadow then " misses " the Earth most of the time . On Thursday , July 4 at 1:00 a.m. EDT , Earth will reach aphelion , its greatest distance from the sun for this year.
In the evening hours of July 7 , the moon will pass by Mercury as it moves out of the new phase . From Miami , the conjunction takes place at 2:33 p.m. local time . The Summer Triangle is high in the eastern sky by about 10 p.m. Turning left towards the north one will see the Big Dipper . In the Southern Hemisphere , for example in Melbourne , Australia , the three planets will form a line upwards and to the left . In the mid - southern latitudes , one sees the stars of winter darkness comes earlier . By 7 p.m. the sky is dark and the Southern Cross is high above the southern horizon . Canopus is the second - brightest star in the night sky after Sirius .
The first phase of the Moon for July will be the new moon , which will begin only on the sixth day of this month . Later , on the 14th , the so - called crescent , while on July 21 we will be able to appreciate the Full moon , or the so - called Deer Moon , and it will be in full bloom for a full week . On July 28 , the moon closes its cycle throughout this seventh month of the year with the so - called waning quarter moon . Throughout this month , we will also experience the so - called Deer Moon , since it is said that it is during July when the antlers of this type of animal grow.
The moon and its calendar have always occupied an important and relevant place in the cultures of different countries around the planet . From the measurement of time , agriculture , fishing , and even the tide of the sea , the moon has always influenced the daily happenings of mankind . According to NASA , the antlers of these animals begin to grow in early summer throughout the northern hemisphere of the planet.
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