The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2055
Highlights this month
- 8ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (5:04am)
- 12MonVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:06am)
- 15ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:51pm)
- 16FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (2:18am)
- 23FriSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:16am)
- 27TueThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (5:01pm)
- 30FriSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30FriAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sat 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Tue 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 2, 7:30am
- Full MoonFri 9, 8:11am
- Last QuarterSat 17, 8:18am
- New MoonSat 24, 7:51pm
- First QuarterSat 31, 12:08pm
Apogee 15 Jul (404,900 km) · Perigee 27 Jul (364,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −2.1 | 7:40am | 12:26pm | 5:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.4 | 8:51am | 2:13pm | 7:36pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.7 | 9:51am | 3:20pm | 8:50pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.4 | 3:28pm | 10:50pm | 6:15am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.7 | 11:27pm | 5:28am | 11:25am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 11:15am | 5:28pm | 11:42pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 4:23am | 9:18am | 2:13pm | 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 41% 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 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — July 2055
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.