The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2041
Highlights this month
- 7SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (6:05am)
- 7SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.6° apart. (2:59pm)
- 24WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (2:43am)
- 28SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:47pm)
- 30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 31WedUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:51pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Wed 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 7, 12:09am
- Full MoonSun 14, 5:07am
- Last QuarterSat 20, 7:16pm
- New MoonSun 28, 11:02am
Apogee 3 Jul (405,500 km) · Perigee 15 Jul (360,600 km) · Apogee 31 Jul (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.1 | 6:37am | 11:23am | 4:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.9 | 4:36am | 9:32am | 2:28pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.2 | 4:10am | 9:03am | 1:56pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.8 | 11:46am | 6:12pm | 12:43am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.7 | 11:39am | 5:57pm | 12:18am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 8:27am | 1:26pm | 6:26pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 1:50am | 7:12am | 12:34pm | 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 5% 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 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2041
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.