The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2050
Highlights this month
- 17SunMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:55pm)
- 23SatThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (9:29am)
- 28ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (7:12pm)
- 28ThuSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Capricornus (mag 0.0). (8:35pm)
- 30SatSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30SatAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
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 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 5, 4:56am
- Last QuarterMon 11, 7:49pm
- New MoonTue 19, 7:16am
- First QuarterWed 27, 11:02am
Perigee 7 Jul (363,300 km) · Apogee 23 Jul (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.1 | 8:56am | 2:04pm | 7:12pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −4.1 | 9:53am | 3:24pm | 8:56pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cap | −2.2 | 7:48pm | 2:52am | 9:54am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 8:36am | 1:39pm | 6:41pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.1 | 6:16pm | 1:25am | 8:31am | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 10:18am | 4:03pm | 9:47pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 3:29am | 8:32am | 1:34pm | 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 bright 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 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 bright 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2050
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.