The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2056
Highlights this month
- 5WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (9:45pm)
- 8SatThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (5:09pm)
- 27ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.7° apart. (9:29am)
- 29SatJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Capricornus (mag −2.7). (4:26pm)
- 30SunSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 87% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30SunAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 87% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Mon 10 | 7:35am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Thu 20 | 7:30am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 10m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 5, 5:00am
- New MoonThu 13, 6:23am
- First QuarterThu 20, 9:48am
- Full MoonThu 27, 4:55am
Apogee 7 Jul (405,100 km) · Perigee 22 Jul (368,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.6 | 8:40am | 1:40pm | 6:41pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.7 | 8:27am | 1:24pm | 6:21pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.1 | 3:39am | 8:37am | 1:35pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.6 | 6:24pm | 1:32am | 8:36am | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.5 | 12:30am | 6:12am | 11:54am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 11:23am | 5:42pm | 12:06am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 4:30am | 9:24am | 2:17pm | 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 87% 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 87% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2056
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.