The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 1970

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

7TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:29am)
7TueThe Moon passes Venus — 0.8° apart. (2:35pm)
30ThuSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
30ThuAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Wed 1	7:37am	5:10pm	9h 32m	6:44pm	6:03am
Fri 10	7:36am	5:14pm	9h 39m	6:49pm	6:02am
Mon 20	7:31am	5:21pm	9h 50m	6:54pm	5:58am
Fri 31	7:23am	5:30pm	10h 08m	7:01pm	5:51am

Days lengthen by about 35 minutes over the month.

Apogee 8 Jul (405,800 km) · Perigee 20 Jul (358,600 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Cnc	−1.3	8:16am	1:07pm	5:59pm	Hidden
Venus	Leo	−3.9	9:46am	3:12pm	8:37pm	Evening
Mars	Gem	1.7	8:01am	12:51pm	5:41pm	Hidden
Jupiter	Vir	−1.8	11:59am	6:30pm	1:05am	Evening
Saturn	Ari	0.2	2:53am	8:05am	1:16pm	Morning
Uranus	Vir	5.5	11:02am	5:09pm	11:15pm	Evening
Neptune	Lib	7.9	1:32pm	8:34pm	3:40am	Evening

Southern Delta Aquariids — peaks 30 July, radiant in Aquarius (up to 25/hr). A favourite southern shower with a high radiant — steady rates through the small hours; overlaps the Alpha Capricornids. A thin 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Alpha Capricornids — peaks 30 July, radiant in Capricornus (up to 5/hr). Low rates but noted for slow, bright fireballs; radiant well placed from the south. A thin 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.

Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare

Open the full interactive orrery ↗ — fast-forward, pick any date, toggle the Moon and more.

Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 24 August 2026.