The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2059
Highlights this month
- 5SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.7° apart. (10:22pm)
- 6SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (10:02am)
- 8TueUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:24am)
- 11FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:21am)
- 16WedThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (12:38pm)
- 22TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:43am)
- 30WedSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 66% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30WedAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 66% 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 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 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
- Last QuarterWed 2, 8:58pm
- New MoonThu 10, 3:59am
- First QuarterFri 18, 6:31am
- Full MoonFri 25, 12:30pm
Apogee 15 Jul (405,400 km) · Perigee 27 Jul (361,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 4.9 | 6:53am | 11:57am | 5:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.8 | 7:18am | 12:04pm | 4:50pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.1 | 10:55am | 5:01pm | 11:08pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.9 | 3:14am | 8:18am | 1:21pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.1 | 3:40am | 8:42am | 1:45pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 12:01pm | 6:37pm | 1:18am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 5:04am | 9:54am | 2:45pm | 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 66% 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 66% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2059
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.