The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2028

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

12WedNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:56pm)
25TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:56pm)
30SunSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
30SunAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 67% Moon interferes badly this year.

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Sat 1	7:37am	5:10pm	9h 33m	6:45pm	6:03am
Mon 10	7:35am	5:15pm	9h 40m	6:49pm	6:02am
Thu 20	7:31am	5:22pm	9h 52m	6:55pm	5:58am
Mon 31	7:22am	5:31pm	10h 09m	7:02pm	5:51am

Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.

Apogee 12 Jul (405,400 km) · Perigee 24 Jul (361,200 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Gem	−1.3	6:50am	11:35am	4:20pm	Hidden
Venus	Tau	−4.5	4:22am	9:27am	2:31pm	Morning
Mars	Tau	1.5	5:47am	10:29am	3:11pm	Hidden
Jupiter	Leo	−1.6	10:31am	4:21pm	10:10pm	Evening
Saturn	Ari	0.3	1:58am	7:20am	12:42pm	Morning
Uranus	Tau	5.8	4:43am	9:31am	2:18pm	Morning
Neptune	Psc	7.8	11:23pm	5:22am	11:17am	Morning

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 67% 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 67% Moon interferes badly this year.

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.