The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2011
Highlights this month
- 10SunUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:41pm)
- 20WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (3:00pm)
- 24SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (7:53am)
- 28ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 0.5° apart. (2:48am)
- 30SatSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30SatAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sun 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:54pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 31 | 7:23am | 5:30pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 35 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 1, 6:57pm
- First QuarterFri 8, 4:31pm
- Full MoonFri 15, 4:39pm
- Last QuarterSat 23, 2:59pm
- New MoonSun 31, 4:43am
Perigee 7 Jul (369,800 km) · Apogee 22 Jul (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.2 | 9:01am | 2:14pm | 7:27pm | Evening |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 7:03am | 11:48am | 4:33pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.4 | 5:07am | 9:52am | 2:38pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.1 | 1:49am | 7:11am | 12:32pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.8 | 11:25am | 5:34pm | 11:43pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 11:06pm | 5:09am | 11:07am | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 8:18pm | 3:02am | 9:42am | 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 thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 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 thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2011
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.