This weekend the gibbous moon passes by the planets Jupiter and Saturn before becoming full on Monday night.
The moon and planets are in proximity to the constellation Capricornus. Tomorrow night you’ll find the moon closest to Jupiter. Jupiter is the brighter of the two planets and it is coming out of the zodiacal constellation Sagittarius and slowly moving towards Capricornus.
On Sunday night, the moon is closest to the ringed-planet Saturn. All three celestial objects are a pretty sight as they rise in the eastern sky after sunset.
Monday night’s Sailor’s Full Moon will dominate the sky through the night. With such a bright moon, the chances of your seeing distant Comet NEOWISE is really difficult in the coming week, without an optical aid. The comet is now under the Big Dipper and headed towards and under the bright star Arcturus in the constellation Bootes. Comets are hardest to find on the nights of a bright moon even with binoculars.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Fri., July 31 | 5:34 | 8:00 |
| Sat., August 1 | 5:35 | 7:59 |
| Sun., August 2 | 5:36 | 7:58 |
| Mon., August 3 | 5:37 | 7:57 |
| Tues., August 4 | 5:38 | 7:56 |
| Wed., August 5 | 5:39 | 7:55 |
| Thurs., August 6 | 5:40 | 7:53 |
| Fri., August 7 | 5:41 | 7:52 |
| Day | Max (Fº) | Min (Fº) | Inches |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 24 | 86 | 70 | 0.04 |
| July 25 | 82 | 63 | 0.00 |
| July 26 | 87 | 73 | 0.00 |
| July 27 | 89 | 69 | 0.00 |
| July 28 | 94 | 73 | 0.00 |
| July 29 | 90 | 70 | 0.00 |
| July 30 | 88 | 70 | 0.03 |
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