The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2030
Highlights this month
- 11ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (2:54am)
- 15MonJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:02pm)
- 17WedNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:57pm)
- 25ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (8:31pm)
- 30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Wed 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 1, 7:39am
- First QuarterMon 8, 9:07pm
- Full MoonMon 15, 12:09pm
- Last QuarterMon 22, 6:10pm
- New MoonTue 30, 9:17pm
Perigee 13 Jul (361,700 km) · Apogee 25 Jul (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.3 | 8:50am | 1:54pm | 6:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 5:48am | 10:35am | 3:22pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 6:46am | 11:28am | 4:09pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.0 | 12:54pm | 7:49pm | 2:48am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.1 | 4:04am | 9:03am | 2:01pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 5:24am | 10:08am | 2:51pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 11:47pm | 5:41am | 11:30am | 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 0% 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2030
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.