The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2063
Highlights this month
- 1SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (12:03am)
- 6FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (1:50am)
- 9MonVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:49pm)
- 11WedSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:44pm)
- 27FriUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:01am)
- 28SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.8° apart. (1:56am)
- 28SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (4:29pm)
- 30MonSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A 27% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30MonAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 27% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 31TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (8:18pm)
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 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 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
- First QuarterTue 3, 11:59am
- Full MoonTue 10, 11:46pm
- Last QuarterThu 19, 4:09am
- New MoonThu 26, 4:01am
Apogee 14 Jul (405,800 km) · Perigee 27 Jul (358,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.2 | 8:52am | 1:58pm | 7:03pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.3 | 8:42am | 2:04pm | 7:25pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | −0.8 | 12:40pm | 7:47pm | 2:57am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 9:57am | 3:29pm | 9:01pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.1 | 7:24am | 12:13pm | 5:02pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 12:52pm | 7:50pm | 2:51am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 5:43am | 10:31am | 3:19pm | Hidden |
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 27% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 27% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — July 2063
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 August 2026.