The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2015
Highlights this month
- 1WedVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.3° apart. (2:03pm)
- 19SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (1:24am)
- 19SunThe Moon passes Venus — 0.4° apart. (10:54am)
- 23ThuVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:00pm)
- 24FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:12am)
- 26SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:01pm)
- 27MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:07am)
- 30ThuSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30ThuAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Fri 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Mon 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:54pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 31 | 7:23am | 5:30pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 35 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 2, 12:29pm
- Last QuarterThu 9, 6:27am
- New MoonThu 16, 11:21am
- First QuarterFri 24, 2:05pm
- Full MoonFri 31, 8:52pm
Perigee 6 Jul (367,200 km) · Apogee 21 Jul (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.5 | 6:58am | 11:42am | 4:27pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.5 | 9:22am | 2:51pm | 8:20pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 7:07am | 11:49am | 4:32pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 9:20am | 2:37pm | 7:53pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.2 | 1:34pm | 8:35pm | 3:40am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 12:28am | 6:07am | 11:45am | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 9:03pm | 3:36am | 10:06am | 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 98% 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2015
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.