The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2026
Highlights this month
- 8WedNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:43am)
- 13MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:24am)
- 18SatThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (12:53am)
- 24FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:07am)
- 28TueSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:57am)
- 29WedJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:24pm)
- 30ThuSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30ThuAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Fri 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Mon 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 8, 5:34am
- New MoonTue 14, 7:46pm
- First QuarterTue 21, 9:10pm
- Full MoonThu 30, 12:37am
Perigee 13 Jul (358,700 km) · Apogee 26 Jul (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 5.8 | 7:04am | 12:09pm | 5:15pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.0 | 9:51am | 3:21pm | 8:51pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 1.3 | 4:39am | 9:28am | 2:17pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 8:14am | 1:10pm | 6:07pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.6 | 11:52pm | 5:47am | 11:37am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 4:06am | 8:58am | 1:51pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 11:03pm | 5:07am | 11:08am | 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 100% 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2026
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.