The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2058
Highlights this month
- 2TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (5:54pm)
- 3WedUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:05am)
- 13SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (7:26am)
- 15MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (5:27am)
- 15MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:05pm)
- 17WedThe Moon passes Mars — 0.1° apart. (1:38pm)
- 25ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (5:06am)
- 30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:09pm)
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 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 6, 12:48pm
- Last QuarterSat 13, 3:28am
- New MoonSun 21, 1:45am
- First QuarterMon 29, 2:21am
Perigee 7 Jul (357,600 km) · Apogee 21 Jul (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 1.6 | 8:31am | 1:48pm | 7:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.1 | 9:53am | 3:25pm | 8:57pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 1.4 | 4:55am | 9:42am | 2:29pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.2 | 12:37am | 6:15am | 11:52am | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 2:37am | 7:51am | 1:05pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 11:48am | 6:19pm | 12:54am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 4:53am | 9:44am | 2:35pm | 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 67% 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 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2058
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.