The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2029
Highlights this month
- 10TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:22am)
- 15SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:28am)
- 18WedThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (11:19am)
- 20FriMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (1:02am)
- 30MonSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30MonAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Tue 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 4, 4:00am
- New MoonThu 12, 1:55am
- First QuarterThu 19, 12:17am
- Full MoonWed 25, 11:36pm
Apogee 5 Jul (404,800 km) · Perigee 18 Jul (369,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −1.6 | 8:04am | 12:54pm | 5:43pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 9:16am | 2:28pm | 7:40pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 0.6 | 11:24am | 5:48pm | 12:14am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.7 | 11:36am | 5:58pm | 12:23am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 3:02am | 8:11am | 1:20pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 5:04am | 9:49am | 2:34pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 11:35pm | 5:31am | 11:24am | 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 79% 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 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2029
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.