The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 1982
Highlights this month
- 7WedMars and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (10:36am)
- 25SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:06pm)
- 26MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:57pm)
- 27TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:28pm)
- 30FriSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 74% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30FriAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 74% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
| Sat 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Tue 20 | 7:31am | 5:21pm | 9h 51m | 6:54pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 31 | 7:23am | 5:30pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 35 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 6, 5:34pm
- Last QuarterWed 14, 1:55pm
- New MoonWed 21, 4:57am
- First QuarterWed 28, 4:22am
Apogee 5 Jul (406,200 km) · Perigee 20 Jul (358,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.3 | 6:51am | 11:35am | 4:20pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 5:32am | 10:20am | 3:09pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 0.4 | 11:32am | 6:00pm | 12:30am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.9 | 12:09pm | 6:45pm | 1:25am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.7 | 11:37am | 5:52pm | 12:10am | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 1:33pm | 8:43pm | 3:56am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 3:09pm | 10:26pm | 5:46am | 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 74% 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 74% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 1982
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.