The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2044
Highlights this month
- 2SatThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (12:05am)
- 11MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:52pm)
- 17SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (7:16pm)
- 24SunJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Capricornus (mag −2.6). (4:20pm)
- 26TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (9:43pm)
- 28ThuSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:32am)
- 30SatSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A 35% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30SatAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 35% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (12:38pm)
- 30SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:51pm)
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 | 7:35am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 20 | 7:30am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 10m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 2, 2:51pm
- Full MoonSun 10, 4:23pm
- Last QuarterMon 18, 12:52pm
- New MoonMon 25, 3:13am
Apogee 9 Jul (406,200 km) · Perigee 24 Jul (358,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.3 | 8:59am | 2:15pm | 7:30pm | Evening |
| Venus | Tau | −4.5 | 4:17am | 9:21am | 2:26pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 0.8 | 11:08am | 5:23pm | 11:38pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.6 | 5:57pm | 1:10am | 8:19am | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.3 | 1:15pm | 8:12pm | 3:12am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 9:06am | 2:18pm | 7:31pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 2:22am | 7:37am | 12:52pm | 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 35% 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 35% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — July 2044
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.