The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2038
Highlights this month
- 5MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (2:21am)
- 6TueThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (2:56am)
- 7WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (1:04pm)
- 7WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (4:55pm)
- 17SatUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:25am)
- 20TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:25pm)
- 30FriSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30FriAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sat 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Tue 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 2, 11:35pm
- First QuarterSat 10, 2:03am
- Full MoonFri 16, 9:48pm
- Last QuarterSat 24, 3:40pm
Perigee 12 Jul (368,800 km) · Apogee 24 Jul (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 0.9 | 8:46am | 2:03pm | 7:21pm | Evening |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 5:51am | 10:37am | 3:24pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 9:31am | 2:51pm | 8:11pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 8:26am | 1:25pm | 6:24pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.8 | 10:11am | 3:46pm | 9:21pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 7:44am | 12:33pm | 5:22pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 1:18am | 6:47am | 12:17pm | 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 4% 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 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2038
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.