The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2060
Highlights this month
- 2FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:19am)
- 12MonUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:09am)
- 13TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (21° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (10:08am)
- 20TueVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 2° apart. (7:58pm)
- 24SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (3:50am)
- 24SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:13pm)
- 30FriSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30FriAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
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 | 7:35am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Tue 20 | 7:30am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 6, 3:40am
- Full MoonWed 14, 1:18am
- Last QuarterTue 20, 11:28pm
- New MoonTue 27, 10:46pm
Apogee 6 Jul (404,800 km) · Perigee 20 Jul (369,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.1 | 6:04am | 10:57am | 3:49pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.5 | 4:13am | 9:17am | 2:22pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.6 | 6:01am | 10:42am | 3:24pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 5:29am | 10:14am | 3:00pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.0 | 4:38am | 9:32am | 2:25pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 12:10pm | 6:52pm | 1:38am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 5:11am | 10:01am | 2:50pm | 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 8% 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 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2060
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.