The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 1980
Highlights this month
- 7MonVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:18am)
- 10ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 0.2° apart. (4:35am)
- 12SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:45am)
- 16WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.6° apart. (1:09pm)
- 17ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.7° apart. (5:11pm)
- 18FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (4:08pm)
- 22TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:12pm)
- 30WedSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30WedAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30WedUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:11pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Thu 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 5, 5:29pm
- New MoonSat 12, 4:46pm
- First QuarterSun 20, 3:55pm
- Full MoonMon 28, 4:59am
Perigee 5 Jul (369,800 km) · Apogee 19 Jul (404,900 km) · Perigee 31 Jul (365,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 5.3 | 6:56am | 12:01pm | 5:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.5 | 4:51am | 9:54am | 2:58pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 1.1 | 10:52am | 4:57pm | 11:02pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 9:57am | 3:29pm | 9:01pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 1.1 | 10:36am | 4:23pm | 10:09pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 1:02pm | 8:03pm | 3:08am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 2:50pm | 10:05pm | 5:24am | 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 92% 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 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 1980
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.