The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2046
Highlights this month
- 8SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:15am)
- 11WedThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (10:14pm)
- 19ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:56am)
- 29SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (12:53am)
- 30MonSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 12% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30MonAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 12% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Tue 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 4, 11:42am
- First QuarterWed 11, 5:50am
- Full MoonWed 18, 10:55am
- Last QuarterThu 26, 1:20pm
Perigee 8 Jul (367,100 km) · Apogee 23 Jul (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 3.5 | 6:36am | 11:38am | 4:40pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 5:54am | 10:40am | 3:26pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 0.0 | 11:54am | 6:37pm | 1:21am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.2 | 12:14am | 5:57am | 11:41am | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.1 | 2:38pm | 9:52pm | 5:11am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 9:32am | 2:55pm | 8:17pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 2:45am | 7:56am | 1:07pm | 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 12% 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 12% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2046
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.