The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2039
Highlights this month
- 2SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:50pm)
- 15FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (10:30pm)
- 16SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:42pm)
- 16SatVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:07pm)
- 22FriUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:22am)
- 24SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:50am)
- 26TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:10am)
- 27WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:03am)
- 30SatSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30SatAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
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 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 6, 12:02pm
- Last QuarterWed 13, 1:40pm
- New MoonThu 21, 6:00pm
- First QuarterFri 29, 3:54am
Perigee 5 Jul (359,200 km) · Apogee 17 Jul (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 6.2 | 7:23am | 12:31pm | 5:38pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.5 | 9:05am | 2:31pm | 7:57pm | Evening |
| Mars | Ari | 0.8 | 2:46am | 7:55am | 1:05pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.5 | 9:39am | 3:03pm | 8:27pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 1.1 | 10:43am | 4:31pm | 10:20pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.7 | 8:00am | 12:52pm | 5:44pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 1:30am | 6:57am | 12:24pm | 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 67% 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 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2039
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.