The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 1975
Highlights this month
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (4:20am)
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (11:52pm)
- 4FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (22° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (11:46pm)
- 7MonUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:10pm)
- 12SatThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (5:22pm)
- 16WedSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:00am)
- 30WedSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 60% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30WedAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 60% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:05pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
| Thu 10 | 7:36am | 5:14pm | 9h 39m | 6:48pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 20 | 7:31am | 5:21pm | 9h 50m | 6:54pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 31 | 7:23am | 5:30pm | 10h 07m | 7:01pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 35 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 2, 2:33am
- New MoonWed 9, 2:14pm
- First QuarterWed 16, 5:46am
- Full MoonWed 23, 3:27pm
- Last QuarterThu 31, 6:45pm
Perigee 12 Jul (364,400 km) · Apogee 28 Jul (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.7 | 6:21am | 11:09am | 3:56pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.5 | 9:40am | 3:12pm | 8:45pm | Evening |
| Mars | Ari | 0.5 | 2:02am | 7:22am | 12:42pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.2 | 12:42am | 6:19am | 11:57am | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 7:37am | 12:27pm | 5:17pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 12:01pm | 6:36pm | 1:15am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 2:11pm | 9:21pm | 4:35am | Evening |
Meteor showers
- 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 bright 60% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 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 bright 60% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 1975
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
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Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 23 August 2026.