The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2061
Highlights this month
- 9SatJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:10pm)
- 17SunUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:19am)
- 19TueThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (10:10pm)
- 24SunThe Moon passes Mars — 0.4° apart. (6:20am)
- 24SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:02am)
- 30SatSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30SatAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sun 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 3, 7:00am
- Last QuarterSun 10, 8:28pm
- New MoonSun 17, 11:09am
- First QuarterSun 24, 6:13pm
Perigee 15 Jul (361,800 km) · Apogee 27 Jul (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.5 | 6:57am | 11:42am | 4:27pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 9:21am | 2:37pm | 7:52pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 0.4 | 11:33am | 6:04pm | 12:37am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 7:21am | 12:08pm | 4:56pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 5:38am | 10:25am | 3:13pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 12:24pm | 7:11pm | 2:02am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 5:22am | 10:11am | 3:00pm | 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 95% 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 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2061
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.