The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2019
Highlights this month
- 7SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:12pm)
- 10WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −0.1). (2:31am)
- 14SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (6:33am)
- 16TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.2° apart. (5:15pm)
- 21SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:29pm)
- 30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Wed 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:54pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 31 | 7:23am | 5:30pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 35 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 3, 5:20am
- First QuarterTue 9, 8:52pm
- Full MoonWed 17, 7:41am
- Last QuarterThu 25, 11:20am
Perigee 5 Jul (363,500 km) · Apogee 21 Jul (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 4.0 | 7:53am | 1:04pm | 6:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 7:05am | 11:50am | 4:36pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.8 | 8:35am | 1:34pm | 6:32pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.3 | 2:28pm | 9:45pm | 5:07am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | −0.0 | 4:43pm | 12:00am | 7:21am | All night |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 1:47am | 7:07am | 12:26pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 9:47pm | 4:10am | 10:29am | 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 5% 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 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2019
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.