Constellations in July

The following 40 constellations are visible in the month of July at a geographical latitude of +46.8° and their centre reaches at least 5° above the horizon during the night (between the end and beginning of astronomical twilight). → Settings

IAU Name English Name Season Culm@Mn Dec N Dec S DSO
Andromeda (And) Chained Maiden JFMAMJJASOND 5 October +53.2° +21.7° 26
Aquarius (Aqr) Water Bearer J....JJASOND 29 August +3.3° -24.9° 7
Aquila (Aql) Eagle .FMAMJJASOND 16 July +18.7° -11.9° 21
Aries (Ari) Ram JFM...JASOND 5 November +31.2° +10.4° 5
Auriga (Aur) Charioteer JFMAM.JASOND 21 December +56.2° +27.9° 19
Bootes (Boo) Herdsman JFMAMJJASOND 3 May +55.0° +7.4° 4
Camelopardalis (Cam) Giraffe JFMAMJJASOND 22 December +86.1° +52.7° 12
Canes Venatici (CVn) Hunting Dogs JFMAMJJASOND 9 April +52.4° +27.8° 17
Capricornus (Cap) Sea Goat ....MJJASOND 5 August -8.4° -27.6° 1
Cassiopeia (Cas) Seated Queen JFMAMJJASOND 10 October +77.7° +46.7° 43
Cepheus (Cep) King JFMAMJJASOND 26 August +88.7° +53.4° 31
Cetus (Cet) Sea Monster JF....JASOND 19 October +10.5° -24.9° 12
Coma Berenices (Com) Bernice's Hair JFMAMJJASOND 1 April +33.3° +13.3° 24
Corona Borealis (CrB) Northern Crown JFMAMJJASOND 22 May +39.7° +25.5°
Cygnus (Cyg) Swan JFMAMJJASOND 31 July +61.4° +27.7° 43
Delphinus (Del) Dolphin JFMAMJJASOND 31 July +20.9° +2.4° 5
Draco (Dra) Dragon JFMAMJJASOND 18 June +86.5° +47.5° 7
Equuleus (Equ) Little Horse J.MAMJJASOND 8 August +13.0° +2.5°
Hercules (Her) Hercules JFMAMJJASOND 12 June +51.3° +3.7° 8
Lacerta (Lac) Lizard JFMAMJJASOND 29 August +56.9° +35.2° 3
Leo Minor (LMi) Lesser Lion JFMAMJJ.SOND 22 February +41.4° +22.8° 6
Libra (Lib) Scales JFMAMJJA.... 11 May -0.5° -30.0° 3
Lynx (Lyn) Lynx JFMAMJJASOND 17 January +62.0° +33.0° 11
Lyra (Lyr) Lyre JFMAMJJASOND 3 July +47.7° +25.7° 7
Microscopium (Mic) Microscope ......JASON. 4 August -27.5° -45.1°
Ophiuchus (Oph) Serpent Bearer JFMAMJJASON. 9 June +14.4° -30.2° 37
Pegasus (Peg) Winged Horse JF.AMJJASOND 5 September +36.6° +2.3° 19
Perseus (Per) Hero JFMAMJJASOND 17 November +59.1° +30.9° 21
Pisces (Psc) Fishes JF...JJASOND 5 October +33.7° -6.3° 7
Piscis Austrinus (PsA) Southern Fish ......JASOND 25 August -24.8° -36.5°
Sagitta (Sge) Arrow JFMAMJJASOND 16 July +21.6° +16.1° 4
Sagittarius (Sgr) Archer ...AMJJASON. 5 July -11.7° -45.3° 51
Scorpius (Sco) Scorpion .FMAMJJ..... 2 June -8.3° -45.8° 18
Scutum (Sct) Shield .FMAMJJASON. 1 July -3.8° -15.9° 7
Serpens (Ser) Serpent JFMAMJJASO.D 18 May +25.7° -16.1° 9
Triangulum (Tri) Triangle JFM..JJASOND 27 October +37.3° +25.6° 7
Ursa Maior (UMa) Great Bear JFMAMJJASOND 27 February +73.1° +28.3° 26
Ursa Minor (UMi) Little Bear JFMAMJJASOND 11 May +90.0° +65.4°
Virgo (Vir) Maiden JFMAMJJ...ND 11 April +14.4° -22.7° 36
Vulpecula (Vul) Fox JFMAMJJASOND 26 July +29.5° +19.4° 17

Legend: Season = Visibility of the constellation from the current geographic location ("." = not visible, JFMAMJJASOND = months). Culm@Mn = Culmination at local midnight. The approximate centre of the constellation and the Sun re on the opposite side of the sky, which means it is at its highest point in the sky at local midnight, when the Sun is lowest below the horizon. Dec N = Northern extent of the IAU constellation boundaries (J2000.0). Dec S = Southern extent of the IAU constellation boundaries (J2000.0). DSO = Number of pages with described deep-sky objects.