The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2053
Highlights this month
- 6SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (9:55pm)
- 10ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:00pm)
- 14MonVenus and Mars in conjunction — 0.5° apart. (10:44pm)
- 18FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (6:50am)
- 18FriThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (10:22am)
- 21MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (6:34am)
- 22TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (6:44pm)
- 30WedSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30WedAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Thu 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 1, 12:02pm
- Last QuarterWed 9, 11:52am
- New MoonWed 16, 3:30am
- First QuarterWed 23, 12:19am
- Full MoonThu 31, 3:08am
Apogee 1 Jul (406,300 km) · Perigee 15 Jul (357,000 km) · Apogee 28 Jul (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 1.1 | 6:08am | 11:05am | 4:03pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 9:20am | 2:34pm | 7:49pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 9:17am | 2:32pm | 7:47pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.8 | 11:55am | 6:27pm | 1:02am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.7 | 9:21pm | 3:52am | 10:20am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 10:51am | 4:52pm | 10:54pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 4:00am | 8:58am | 1:55pm | 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 100% 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2053
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.