The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2065
Highlights this month
- 6MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:00pm)
- 7TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:57pm)
- 14TueMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −2.7). (7:08am)
- 22WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:57am)
- 30ThuSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 9% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30ThuAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 9% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (2:36pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Fri 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Mon 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 4, 3:18am
- First QuarterSat 11, 11:20am
- Full MoonSat 18, 3:46am
- Last QuarterSat 25, 4:25pm
Perigee 15 Jul (365,500 km) · Apogee 27 Jul (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 3.9 | 7:54am | 1:06pm | 6:18pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.9 | 4:43am | 9:37am | 2:32pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | −2.7 | 4:43pm | 12:26am | 8:05am | All night |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.8 | 12:05pm | 6:41pm | 1:21am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.3 | 8:48am | 1:53pm | 6:58pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 1:19pm | 8:25pm | 3:35am | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 6:01am | 10:48am | 3:35pm | 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 thin 9% 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 9% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2065
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.