The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2005
Highlights this month
- 9SatThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (7:34am)
- 9SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 5° apart. (7:50am)
- 9SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (1:11pm)
- 14ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.7° apart. (3:40am)
- 22FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:33pm)
- 24SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:03am)
- 28ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:48am)
- 30SatSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30SatAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sun 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 6, 10:04pm
- First QuarterFri 15, 1:20am
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 21, 9:06pm
- Last QuarterThu 28, 1:22pm
Apogee 9 Jul (406,100 km) · Perigee 22 Jul (356,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 0.8 | 8:50am | 2:07pm | 7:25pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 9:11am | 2:21pm | 7:32pm | Evening |
| Mars | Psc | −0.2 | 12:30am | 6:13am | 11:57am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.7 | 11:18am | 5:30pm | 11:42pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.1 | 8:02am | 12:56pm | 5:50pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 9:05pm | 3:38am | 10:07am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 7:09pm | 2:07am | 9:01am | 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 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — July 2005
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.