The Sky At A Glance

The Earth reaches aphelion – its furthest distance from the Sun – at about 4 AM EDT on July 4th, when it is roughly 152,104,161 km (94,513,144 million miles) from the Sun.

Evening Planets (after sunset)

• Venus, NW
• Mars, W
• Saturn, W
• Jupiter, SE

Visible at Midnight

• Jupiter, S
• Neptune, SE
• Uranus, E

Morning Planets (before sunrise)

• Neptune, SW
• Uranus, S
• Mercury, E

Save for the diffuse Comet 17P/Holmes, there is no comet brighter than magnitude 10 visible from the Northern Hemisphere.

The Delta Aquarids peak on July 27. The Last Quarter Moon should not cause much interference. Expect about 10-20 meteors per hour.