The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2010

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

6TueUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:38am)
24SatJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:07pm)
30FriSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 85% Moon interferes badly this year.
30FriAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 85% Moon interferes badly this year.
31SatMars and Saturn in conjunction — 2° apart. (4:50pm)

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Thu 1	7:37am	5:10pm	9h 32m	6:45pm	6:03am
Sat 10	7:36am	5:15pm	9h 39m	6:49pm	6:02am
Tue 20	7:31am	5:22pm	9h 51m	6:55pm	5:58am
Sat 31	7:22am	5:31pm	10h 08m	7:02pm	5:51am

Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.

Apogee 1 Jul (405,400 km) · Perigee 13 Jul (360,700 km) · Apogee 29 Jul (406,000 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Cnc	−0.6	8:41am	1:41pm	6:41pm	Hidden
Venus	Leo	−4.0	9:50am	3:19pm	8:47pm	Evening
Mars	Leo	1.4	10:27am	4:17pm	10:06pm	Evening
Jupiter	Psc	−2.3	10:58pm	5:04am	11:06am	Morning
Saturn	Vir	1.0	10:55am	4:50pm	10:44pm	Evening
Uranus	Psc	5.8	10:46pm	4:53am	10:56am	Morning
Neptune	Aqr	7.8	8:06pm	2:52am	9:35am	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 85% 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 85% 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.