Skymaps | The Evening Sky Map

14 July: New Moon occurred at 7:44 UT. Start of lunation 1281. 🌟 The next few days remain a great time for evening stargazing. Download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) (skymaps.com/tesm/) and enjoy exploring the Universe with your eyes, binoculars or a telescope! 🔭 #stargazing

🌙 On July 13th, the Moon reaches its point of perigee, coming nearest to Earth at 7:57 UT (now). At this time, the lunar body will exhibit an angular diameter of 33.3 arc-minutes and be 359,112 kilometers or 223,142 miles away. 🔭 July 2026 Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

At 1h UT on July 13th (now) Mercury will reach inferior conjunction with the Sun. The innermost and most elusive planet begins its passage into the morning sky. 🔭 #stargazing #space Upcoming events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

The Moon is currently in the morning sky where it appears close to the Pleiades star cluster (aka The Seven Sisters or M45). Closest approach is at 0h UT on 11 July. Simply look up in the pre-dawn sky to enjoy the view. 🔭 #stargazing

Over the next few hours Venus — the Evening Star — will pass close to Regulus, the brightest star in Leo. Closest approach (0.97°) is at 23h UT on 9 July 2026. The pairing is visible worldwide in the early evening sky. Mags: −4.1 & 1.4. 🔭 Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

🌗 🪐 The Last Quarter Moon appears close to Saturn over the next few hours. The pair is visible in the morning sky with closest approach at 7h UT on July 7th. To spot Saturn, look for the bright yellow "star" a few degrees from the Moon. 🔭 More events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

🌎 Earth at Aphelion (farthest from the Sun) on July 6 at 17h UT (now). The Sun-Earth distance is currently 152.1 million km, or 5 million km (3.1 million miles) further than perihelion 6 months ago. 🔭 July 2026 Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

Over the next few hours, the planets Mars and Uranus will appear very close to each other in the morning sky, 38° from the Sun. Closest approach occurs at 7h UT when the planets will be just 0.1° apart. Mags. 1.3 and 5.8. 🔭 More June sky events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

🌕 The Full Moon in June 2026 occurs at 23:57 UT (now) on the 29th day of the month. Step outside this evening and look up to enjoy the view of our nearest celestial neighbor. 🔭 July 2026 sky events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/ Imaging rig: skymaps.com/ir2/

💫 The July 2026 edition of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) is now available for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. The PDF features easy-to-use sky maps for the northern & southern hemispheres and equatorial regions. Please share and enjoy exploring the Universe! 🔭 #stargazing

🌟 🌔 In a few hours, the waxing gibbous Moon will pass near Spica, the brightest star in Virgo. Closest approach is at 20h UT on 23 June. The pairing will be visible worldwide. Spica is located near the ecliptic making for regular close encounters with the Moon. 🔭

🌓 21 June: First Quarter Moon at 21:55 UT (now). The days around First Quarter are a great time to explore craters and other lunar features. A telescope will provide stunning views. 🔭 📖 NG Moon Map (Amazon): skymaps.com/a1/1566959535/ #stargazing #moon

The June solstice occurs at 8:23 UT (now) on 21 June 2026. This is the instant when the Sun reaches the point farthest north of the celestial equator marking the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere (Summer Solstice) and winter in the Southern Hemisphere (Winter Solstice).

On 20 June 2026 at 3h UT (now), Venus will appear 0.70° NNE of the Beehive star cluster (M44). Look up about an hour after sunset to observe the pairing. Use binoculars for a better view. 🔭 More sky events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

In a few hours the Moon will pass near Regulus the brightest star in the constellation of Leo. Closest approach occurs around 13h UT on 19 June 2026 with an occultation visible from South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar and Zimbabwe. 🔭 in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20…

🌟 On June 15 at 20h UT (now), Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation appearing 25° away from the Sun in the evening sky. Mercury will be at magnitude 0.6 at the time.🔭 #stargazing

Sad to hear that Alan Hale passed a few days ago. Dr Hale was the co-discoverer of the widely observed Comet Hale-Bopp which peaked in 1997. The photo shows Alan Hale (left) and Bill Bradfield (right) -- 20th century's most prolific visual comet discoverer (18 comets). 🔭 #comet

Step outside in the early evening and simply look up to view the strikingly beautiful Venus-Jupiter conjunction. The conjunction is visible for several days worldwide, with the two planets at their closest (1.6°) at 21h UT on 9 June 2026. 🔭 More events: Skymaps.com/skycalendar/

🌟8 June: Last Quarter Moon at 10:02 UT (now). This Moon phase marks the start of dark moonless evening skies for the next 7 to 10 days. Download a copy of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) from skymaps.com/tesm/ and enjoy an evening under the stars! #stargazing #moon

🌖 The Moon will reach apogee (farthest from Earth) at 5h UT (now) on 1 June 2026. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 406,366 km or 252,504 miles and span an angular size of 29.4 arc-minutes. 🔭 June 2026 Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/skycalendar/