The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2002

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

14SunThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (12:39am)
20SatJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:14am)
21SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:35am)
30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 70% Moon interferes badly this year.
30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 70% Moon interferes badly this year.

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Mon 1	7:37am	5:10pm	9h 32m	6:45pm	6:03am
Wed 10	7:36am	5:15pm	9h 39m	6:49pm	6:02am
Sat 20	7:31am	5:22pm	9h 51m	6:54pm	5:58am
Wed 31	7:22am	5:30pm	10h 08m	7:02pm	5:51am

Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.

Apogee 2 Jul (404,700 km) · Perigee 14 Jul (367,900 km) · Apogee 30 Jul (405,200 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Gem	−1.7	7:12am	11:56am	4:40pm	Hidden
Venus	Leo	−4.0	9:49am	3:17pm	8:45pm	Evening
Mars	Cnc	1.8	8:10am	1:03pm	5:55pm	Hidden
Jupiter	Gem	−1.7	7:50am	12:41pm	5:33pm	Hidden
Saturn	Tau	−0.0	5:30am	10:19am	3:07pm	Morning
Uranus	Aqr	5.8	8:05pm	2:53am	9:36am	Morning
Neptune	Cap	7.8	6:36pm	1:40am	8:41am	Morning

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 70% 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 70% Moon interferes badly this year.

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 July 2026.