The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2037
Highlights this month
- 6MonThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (6:35pm)
- 12SunUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:08am)
- 15WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.9° apart. (8:14am)
- 15WedThe Moon passes Venus — 0.5° apart. (5:37pm)
- 16ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (6:14am)
- 19SunMercury and Venus in conjunction — 5° apart. (12:42am)
- 22WedVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.0° apart. (7:18pm)
- 25SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (5:57pm)
- 27MonMercury and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (1:33pm)
- 30ThuSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30ThuAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Fri 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Mon 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 6, 2:04am
- New MoonMon 13, 12:36pm
- First QuarterMon 20, 4:28am
- Full MoonMon 27, 2:18pm
Apogee 4 Jul (405,000 km) · Perigee 16 Jul (364,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 0.0 | 8:58am | 2:09pm | 7:19pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 9:17am | 2:30pm | 7:43pm | Evening |
| Mars | Psc | 0.0 | 1:00am | 6:35am | 12:10pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 6:53am | 11:38am | 4:22pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.6 | 9:38am | 3:00pm | 8:22pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 7:27am | 12:14pm | 5:01pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 1:06am | 6:38am | 12:10pm | 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 91% 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 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2037
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.