The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2067

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

6WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (22° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (11:42am)
24SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (10:08pm)
30SatSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
30SatAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 79% Moon interferes badly this year.

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 39m	6:49pm	6:02am
Wed 20	7:31am	5:22pm	9h 51m	6:55pm	5:58am
Sun 31	7:22am	5:31pm	10h 09m	7:02pm	5:51am

Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.

Apogee 14 Jul (406,200 km) · Perigee 27 Jul (356,800 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Gem	−0.5	6:16am	11:05am	3:54pm	Hidden
Venus	Gem	−3.8	7:20am	12:07pm	4:53pm	Hidden
Mars	Psc	−1.0	10:54pm	5:06am	11:16am	Morning
Jupiter	Sgr	−2.5	3:50pm	11:11pm	6:37am	Evening
Saturn	Leo	0.7	9:59am	3:28pm	8:58pm	Evening
Uranus	Sco	5.5	1:51pm	9:05pm	4:23am	Evening
Neptune	Gem	7.9	6:21am	11:08am	3:55pm	Hidden

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 79% 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 79% Moon interferes badly this year.

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 17 August 2026.