The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2052
Highlights this month
- 3WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (4:13am)
- 4ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:27pm)
- 15MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (4:35pm)
- 18ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:33pm)
- 19FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (6:46am)
- 23TueThe Moon passes Venus — 0.7° apart. (4:13am)
- 29MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:33am)
- 30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 20% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 20% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (8:05pm)
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 | 7:35am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 20 | 7:30am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 10m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 4, 7:06am
- Full MoonFri 12, 10:30am
- Last QuarterFri 19, 7:41pm
- New MoonFri 26, 11:29am
Apogee 7 Jul (405,600 km) · Perigee 23 Jul (364,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 5.3 | 7:35am | 12:45pm | 5:55pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.5 | 4:15am | 9:19am | 2:23pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | −0.4 | 12:05am | 5:55am | 11:44am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.6 | 10:48am | 4:47pm | 10:46pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.5 | 8:18pm | 3:03am | 9:45am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 10:39am | 4:35pm | 10:31pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 3:48am | 8:48am | 1:47pm | 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 20% 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 20% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2052
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.