The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2043

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

5SunThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (12:23am)
16ThuSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:20pm)
30ThuSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
30ThuAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.

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 39m	6:49pm	6:02am
Mon 20	7:31am	5:22pm	9h 51m	6:55pm	5:58am
Fri 31	7:22am	5:31pm	10h 08m	7:02pm	5:51am

Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.

Perigee 5 Jul (362,400 km) · Apogee 16 Jul (405,200 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Cnc	−0.5	8:45am	1:46pm	6:47pm	Hidden
Venus	Gem	−3.8	7:13am	11:59am	4:44pm	Hidden
Mars	Tau	1.5	5:22am	10:06am	2:50pm	Morning
Jupiter	Oph	−2.4	3:07pm	10:28pm	5:53am	Evening
Saturn	Lib	0.4	12:44pm	7:28pm	2:16am	Evening
Uranus	Cnc	5.6	8:56am	2:04pm	7:11pm	Evening
Neptune	Ari	7.9	2:14am	7:31am	12:48pm	Morning

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 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
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 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.

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.