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SkyWatch: July 2026
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Dates and times are Universal Time |
Location Information for Rise/Set times
Enter Longitude and Latitude in degrees (e.g., 39.1003).
Western/Southern Hemisphere = negative
Enter UTOffset in hours (e.g., 9.5)
Examples: Colo Spgs, CO: –105 +39 -7.0; Adelaide, Australia = +138 –34 +9.5)
Enter Longitude and Latitude in degrees (e.g., 39.1003).
Western/Southern Hemisphere = negative
Enter UTOffset in hours (e.g., 9.5)
Examples: Colo Spgs, CO: –105 +39 -7.0; Adelaide, Australia = +138 –34 +9.5)
Sun Information
Currently (Thu, 2026 Jul 02 08:00 UT)
RA 06 43 37.8Dec +23 03 25.3
X -0.178387
Y 0.918269
Z 0.398052
R 1.016605
Local time for sunrise/sunset/twilight
Nautical Twilight (NT): Sun 12º below horizon
Astronomical Twilight (AT): Sun 18º below horizon
| Local Date | AT Start | NT Start | CT Start | Sun Rise | Sun Set | CT End | NT End | AT End |
| 2026 Jul 01 | 02:39 | 03:25 | 04:05 | 04:37 | 19:28 | 20:00 | 20:40 | 21:26 |
| 2026 Jul 02 | 02:40 | 03:26 | 04:06 | 04:38 | 19:28 | 20:00 | 20:40 | 21:26 |
| 2026 Jul 03 | 02:41 | 03:27 | 04:07 | 04:38 | 19:28 | 19:59 | 20:39 | 21:25 |
Moon Information
Currently (Thu, 2026 Jul 02 08:00 UT)
RA 20 36 58.6Selected Positions for July 2026
Dec -20 45 25.0
Phase -0.949 (+ = waxing; - = waning)
Parallax 0.911 degrees
Diameter 29.79 arcminutes
Elong (RA) 152WLocal time for moon rise/transit/set (for UT date)
UT Date Rise Transit Set 2026 Jul 01 20:27 01:08 05:57 2026 Jul 02 21:01 01:56 07:03 2026 Jul 03 21:30 02:41 08:08 Phases for 2026
New First Full Last
Nov 20 2025 06:48 Nov 28 2025 07:00 Dec 04 2025 23:15 Dec 11 2025 20:52
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Dec 20 2025 01:44 Dec 27 2025 19:11 Jan 03 2026 10:04 Jan 10 2026 15:49
Jan 18 2026 19:53 Jan 26 2026 04:48 Feb 01 2026 22:10 Feb 09 2026 12:44
Feb 17 2026 12:02 Feb 24 2026 12:28 Mar 03 2026 11:39 Mar 11 2026 09:39
Mar 19 2026 01:24 Mar 25 2026 19:18 Apr 02 2026 02:12 Apr 10 2026 04:52
Apr 17 2026 11:52 Apr 24 2026 02:32 May 01 2026 17:24 May 09 2026 21:11
May 16 2026 20:01 May 23 2026 11:12 May 31 2026 08:45 Jun 08 2026 10:01
Jun 15 2026 02:54 Jun 21 2026 21:56 Jun 29 2026 23:57 Jul 07 2026 19:30
Jul 14 2026 09:44 Jul 21 2026 11:06 Jul 29 2026 14:36 Aug 06 2026 02:22
Aug 12 2026 17:37 Aug 20 2026 02:47 Aug 28 2026 04:19 Sep 04 2026 07:52
Sep 11 2026 03:27 Sep 18 2026 20:44 Sep 26 2026 16:49 Oct 03 2026 13:26
Oct 10 2026 15:50 Oct 18 2026 16:13 Oct 26 2026 04:12 Nov 01 2026 20:29
Nov 09 2026 07:02 Nov 17 2026 11:48 Nov 24 2026 14:54 Dec 01 2026 06:09
Dec 09 2026 00:52 Dec 17 2026 05:43 Dec 24 2026 01:29 Dec 30 2026 19:00
Jan 07 2027 20:25 Jan 15 2027 20:35 Jan 22 2027 12:18 Jan 29 2027 10:56Planet Information
Currently (Thu, 2026 Jul 02 08:00 UT)
Local Rise/Transit/Set times are given at the end of each line
Sun 06 43 37.8 +23 03 25.3
Opposition 18 43 37.8 -23 03 25.3 180E 19:25 00:01 04:37
Mercury 07 48 16.6 +18 13 39.0 16E 06:10 13:08 20:05
Venus 09 36 49.2 +16 03 54.1 41E 08:02 14:54 21:45
Mars 04 00 12.9 +20 17 43.4 38W 02:12 09:18 16:24
Jupiter 08 09 23.5 +20 33 50.4 20E 06:21 13:28 20:35
Saturn 00 54 46.0 +03 16 05.7 86W 00:08 06:15 12:21
Uranus 04 05 38.2 +20 40 42.6 37W 02:18 09:25 16:32
Neptune 00 17 00.0 +00 20 59.1 96W 22:39 05:37 11:34
Pluto 20 31 36.4 -23 14 31.0 155W 21:02 01:40 06:10
Jul 01 2026 Jul 16 2026 Jul 31 2026
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Sun 06 38 27.7 +23 08 29.1 07 39 54.1 +21 27 08.4 09 40 35.3 +13 54 48.9
Opposition 18 38 27.7 -23 08 29.1 180E 19 39 54.1 -21 27 08.4 180E 21 40 35.3 -13 54 48.9 180E
Mercury 07 49 16.4 +18 30 56.8 17E 07 17 23.8 +17 16 28.1 7W 08 54 16.4 +18 36 31.9 12W
Venus 09 31 17.0 +16 33 15.6 41E 10 34 58.2 +10 08 40.8 43E 12 29 30.8 -04 48 07.3 46E
Mars 03 56 31.2 +20 06 07.4 38W 04 40 57.0 +22 04 32.8 41W 06 11 47.0 +23 42 31.5 50W
Jupiter 08 08 16.3 +20 37 10.4 21E 08 21 51.1 +19 54 54.3 10E 08 49 56.0 +18 14 50.9 13W
Saturn 00 54 33.9 +03 15 11.5 85W 00 56 22.5 +03 22 03.9 99W 00 55 40.7 +03 08 34.2 129W
Uranus 04 05 22.6 +20 39 59.8 35W 04 08 18.0 +20 47 55.3 49W 04 12 32.4 +20 59 02.5 78W
Neptune 00 16 59.0 +00 20 57.3 95W 00 16 58.0 +00 19 59.2 109W 00 15 35.7 +00 09 31.3 139W
Pluto 20 31 42.6 -23 13 58.2 154W 20 30 21.4 -23 20 33.6 168W 20 27 22.8 -23 33 06.1 160E