The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2033
Highlights this month
- 2SatSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:55pm)
- 4MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:43pm)
- 15FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:40pm)
- 16SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (2:16am)
- 23SatThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (12:37pm)
- 24SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:04am)
- 26TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (1:06am)
- 30SatSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 15% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30SatAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 15% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sun 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 5, 3:13am
- Full MoonTue 12, 7:38pm
- Last QuarterTue 19, 2:09pm
- New MoonTue 26, 6:08pm
Apogee 4 Jul (404,700 km) · Perigee 16 Jul (367,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 2.3 | 6:23am | 11:23am | 4:23pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.9 | 4:34am | 9:30am | 2:27pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | −2.3 | 3:09pm | 10:53pm | 6:42am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.5 | 8:46pm | 3:24am | 9:58am | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.1 | 6:54am | 11:41am | 4:28pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 6:19am | 11:01am | 3:43pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 12:23am | 6:05am | 11:46am | 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 15% 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 15% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2033
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.