The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 1999
Highlights this month
- 8ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:41am)
- 9FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:16am)
- 12MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:07pm)
- 16FriThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (10:08am)
- 26MonNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Capricornus (mag 7.8). (7:01pm)
- 27TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:43am)
- 28WedVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:58am)
- 30FriSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30FriAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 97% 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 50m | 6:54pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 31 | 7:23am | 5:30pm | 10h 08m | 7:01pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 35 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 6, 10:02pm
- New MoonTue 13, 12:26pm
- First QuarterTue 20, 7:05pm
- Full MoonWed 28, 9:27pm
Perigee 11 Jul (361,500 km) · Apogee 23 Jul (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 2.3 | 8:18am | 1:33pm | 6:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.6 | 9:30am | 3:01pm | 8:32pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | −0.2 | 12:05pm | 6:53pm | 1:43am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.1 | 1:26am | 6:53am | 12:20pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 2:29am | 7:45am | 1:01pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.7 | 7:04pm | 2:05am | 9:02am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 6:04pm | 1:14am | 8:19am | Morning |
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 97% 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 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 1999
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 15 August 2026.