The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2013
Highlights this month
- 9TueSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:24pm)
- 10WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:39am)
- 17WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (9:32am)
- 18ThuUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:44am)
- 20SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:43pm)
- 30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A 45% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 45% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (6:45pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Wed 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 8, 5:21pm
- First QuarterTue 16, 1:21pm
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 23, 4:14am
- Last QuarterTue 30, 3:49am
Apogee 7 Jul (406,200 km) · Perigee 22 Jul (358,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 4.3 | 6:46am | 11:49am | 4:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 9:13am | 2:24pm | 7:35pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 6:11am | 10:52am | 3:33pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 6:22am | 11:06am | 3:50pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 12:23pm | 7:00pm | 1:40am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 11:43pm | 5:36am | 11:24am | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 8:38pm | 3:17am | 9:52am | 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 45% 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 45% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — July 2013
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.