The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2014
Highlights this month
- 1TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:45pm)
- 6SunThe Moon passes Mars — 0.2° apart. (11:28am)
- 8TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.5° apart. (12:12pm)
- 13SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (21° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (4:16am)
- 21MonSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:00pm)
- 22TueUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:50pm)
- 25FriJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:57am)
- 30WedSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30WedAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Thu 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 5, 9:57pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 12, 9:30pm
- Last QuarterSat 19, 12:11pm
- New MoonSun 27, 8:41am
Apogee 1 Jul (405,900 km) · Perigee 13 Jul (358,100 km) · Apogee 28 Jul (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.0 | 6:04am | 10:57am | 3:49pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 5:43am | 10:30am | 3:17pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 0.2 | 11:43am | 6:18pm | 12:54am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 8:02am | 12:56pm | 5:50pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.3 | 12:57pm | 7:47pm | 2:40am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 12:08am | 5:51am | 11:35am | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 8:51pm | 3:27am | 9:59am | 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 10% 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 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2014
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.