Sky Chart For The Month of July, 2025
ASTRONOMICAL BULLETIN FOR JULY 2025
The Moon
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First Quarter occurs on 03th at h 01-00 I.S.T. |
Full Moon occurs on 11th at h. 02-07 I.S.T. |
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Last Quarter occurs on 18th at h 06-08 I.S.T. |
New Moon occurs on 25th at h 00-41 I.S.T. |
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The Lunar Crescent becomes first visible after the New Moon day in the evening of 26th. |
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The Moon is at Apogee or farthest from the Earth on 5th and at Perigee or nearest to the Earth on 20th. |
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The Moon passes about 30 north of Neptune on 16th, about 40 north of Saturn on 16th, about 5½0 north of Uranus on 20th, about 70 north of Venus on 22nd, about 50 north of Jupiter on 23rd, about 80 north of Mercury on 25th, about 1½0 south of Mars on 29th.
The Earth
The Earth approaches the Aphelion position in its orbit or reaches farthest from the Sun on 4th.
The Planets
Visibility of Planets:
Mercury: The planet sets about 1½ hours to 1 hour after sunset up to 20th. From 21st it is too close to the Sun to be visible. It is in Greatest Eastern Elongation (~26º) on 4th. The planet is at Aphelion on 14th. The motion becomes Retrograde from 18th.
Venus: The planet rises about 2 to 2½ hours after midnight throughout the month.
Mars: The planet sets about 3½ to 3 hours after sunset early in the month and about 3 to 2½ hours later.
Jupiter: Not visible up to 6th. From 7th, visible in the eastern sky before sunrise, rising earlier as the month progresses.
Saturn: Rises about 1 to 3 hours before midnight depending on the phase of the month. Motion becomes Retrograde from 13th.
Uranus: Rises after midnight, gradually earlier as the month progresses.
Neptune: Rises before midnight, gradually earlier. Motion becomes Retrograde from 5th.
Conjunction of Planet:
Venus passes about 2½0 south of Uranus on 4th.
Venus passes about 3½0 north of Aldebaran (Rohini) on 14th.
| Planets | Planets in Zodiacal Constellation | Magnitude |
| Mercury (Budha) | Remains in Cancer (Karkata) | +0.2 to +4.9 |
| Venus (Sukra) | Moves from Taurus (Vrisha) to Gemini (Mithuna) on 26th | -4.2 to -4.0 |
| Mars (Mangala) | Moves from Leo (Simha) to Virgo (Kanya) on 28th | +1.4 to +1.6 |
| Jupiter (Brihaspati) | Remains in Gemini (Mithuna) | -1.9 |
| Saturn (Sani) | Remains in Pisces (Mina) | +1.0 to +0.8 |
| Uranus | Remains in Taurus (Vrisha) | +6.0 |
| Neptune | Remains in Pisces (Mina) | +8.0 |
Source : Head
Positional Astronomy Centre
India Meteorological Department
Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 091