The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2031
Highlights this month
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (7:59pm)
- 15TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (5:24pm)
- 16WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (4:41pm)
- 19SatVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:53am)
- 20SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:23am)
- 22TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (7:06am)
- 22TueThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (11:19am)
- 26SatMercury and Venus in conjunction — 2° apart. (3:41am)
- 28MonThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (4:32pm)
- 28MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:09pm)
- 30WedSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 80% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30WedAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 80% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 31ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (2:09am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Thu 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 5, 5:01am
- Last QuarterFri 11, 9:51pm
- New MoonSat 19, 11:46pm
- First QuarterSun 27, 8:36pm
Perigee 5 Jul (356,700 km) · Apogee 18 Jul (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.4 | 8:59am | 2:14pm | 7:30pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −4.5 | 9:11am | 2:38pm | 8:05pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | −0.5 | 12:21pm | 7:17pm | 2:17am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.4 | 2:47pm | 10:07pm | 5:30am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 5:05am | 9:56am | 2:47pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 5:44am | 10:26am | 3:09pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 12:03am | 5:50am | 11:37am | 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 80% 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 80% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2031
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.