The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2009
Highlights this month
- 1WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:32pm)
- 11SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (5:10am)
- 14TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:04pm)
- 18SatThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (8:35pm)
- 30ThuSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 64% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30ThuAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 64% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Fri 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Mon 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 7, 7:22pm
- Last QuarterWed 15, 8:00pm
- New MoonWed 22, 12:36pm
- First QuarterWed 29, 7:57am
Apogee 8 Jul (406,300 km) · Perigee 22 Jul (356,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −2.0 | 7:46am | 12:32pm | 5:19pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.0 | 4:28am | 9:25am | 2:23pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.1 | 3:52am | 8:48am | 1:44pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.5 | 7:51pm | 2:42am | 9:29am | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 1.0 | 10:24am | 4:05pm | 9:46pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 10:25pm | 4:37am | 10:46am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 7:54pm | 2:42am | 9:27am | 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 64% 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 64% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2009
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.