The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2064
Highlights this month
- 12SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (9:25pm)
- 16WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.8° apart. (6:39pm)
- 20SunMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:43pm)
- 25FriSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:39pm)
- 25FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:12pm)
- 30WedSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30WedAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 31ThuUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:34am)
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 | 7:35am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 20 | 7:30am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 7, 2:53am
- New MoonMon 14, 6:51pm
- First QuarterMon 21, 1:33pm
- Full MoonMon 28, 5:42pm
Apogee 6 Jul (404,800 km) · Perigee 18 Jul (367,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.6 | 8:54am | 2:12pm | 7:30pm | Evening |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.7 | 8:29am | 1:27pm | 6:24pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.7 | 7:45am | 12:34pm | 5:22pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.6 | 10:57am | 5:00pm | 11:03pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.1 | 8:07am | 1:02pm | 5:58pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 1:03pm | 8:05pm | 3:11am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 5:50am | 10:38am | 3:25pm | 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 bright 96% 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 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2064
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 16 August 2026.