The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2047
Highlights this month
- 6SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:34pm)
- 11ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (21° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (8:54am)
- 14SunVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:31pm)
- 30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A 54% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 54% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
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 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 1, 3:39am
- Full MoonSun 7, 8:34pm
- Last QuarterMon 15, 10:12am
- New MoonTue 23, 8:52am
- First QuarterTue 30, 8:04am
Perigee 4 Jul (366,100 km) · Apogee 16 Jul (404,800 km) · Perigee 30 Jul (369,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.1 | 6:06am | 10:58am | 3:49pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.4 | 8:58am | 2:23pm | 7:47pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 7:18am | 12:02pm | 4:46pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.0 | 2:53am | 8:01am | 1:08pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | −0.0 | 3:27pm | 10:45pm | 6:07am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 9:45am | 3:13pm | 8:41pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.9 | 2:57am | 8:06am | 1:15pm | 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 54% 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 54% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — July 2047
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.