The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 1995
Highlights this month
- 4TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (12:09pm)
- 7FriSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:00pm)
- 9SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (11:40pm)
- 17MonNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 7.8). (2:28pm)
- 22SatUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 5.7). (3:18am)
- 28FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:56am)
- 30SunSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30SunAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:44pm | 6:03am |
| Mon 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Thu 20 | 7:31am | 5:21pm | 9h 50m | 6:54pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 31 | 7:23am | 5:30pm | 10h 08m | 7:01pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 35 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 6, 6:05am
- Full MoonWed 12, 8:47pm
- Last QuarterWed 19, 9:15pm
- New MoonFri 28, 1:18am
Perigee 11 Jul (358,600 km) · Apogee 24 Jul (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.1 | 6:38am | 11:24am | 4:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 6:58am | 11:42am | 4:27pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.3 | 10:41am | 4:37pm | 10:34pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sco | −2.2 | 1:54pm | 9:06pm | 4:21am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.9 | 10:16pm | 4:35am | 10:50am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 5:39pm | 12:56am | 8:08am | All night |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 5:20pm | 12:36am | 7:47am | All night |
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 thin 7% 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 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 1995
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 17 August 2026.