The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2057
Highlights this month
- 7SatJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:24am)
- 7SatThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (3:37pm)
- 20FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:00am)
- 20FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (8:58pm)
- 24TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (4:47am)
- 28SatThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (3:55pm)
- 30MonSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30MonAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Tue 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 2, 9:51am
- First QuarterTue 10, 4:44am
- Full MoonMon 16, 7:27pm
- Last QuarterMon 23, 8:10pm
Perigee 15 Jul (358,800 km) · Apogee 27 Jul (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.2 | 9:00am | 2:14pm | 7:28pm | Evening |
| Venus | Tau | −3.9 | 4:40am | 9:36am | 2:31pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | 1.5 | 10:21am | 4:08pm | 9:55pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.4 | 9:37pm | 4:03am | 10:24am | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.3 | 1:34am | 7:01am | 12:28pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 11:35am | 6:01pm | 12:30am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 4:41am | 9:34am | 2:26pm | 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 2% 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 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2057
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.