The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2068
Highlights this month
- 17TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:12am)
- 25WedThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (5:10pm)
- 30MonVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (10:12am)
- 30MonSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30MonAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:37am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Tue 10 | 7:35am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 20 | 7:30am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 8, 1:28am
- Full MoonSun 15, 12:13pm
- Last QuarterSun 22, 3:25am
- New MoonSun 29, 1:54pm
Apogee 6 Jul (405,000 km) · Perigee 18 Jul (363,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −2.0 | 7:32am | 12:17pm | 5:03pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.4 | 4:11am | 9:16am | 2:20pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | 1.9 | 9:03am | 2:13pm | 7:23pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.6 | 6:51pm | 1:54am | 8:53am | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 1.0 | 10:27am | 4:10pm | 9:54pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 2:05pm | 9:22pm | 4:42am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 6:27am | 11:15am | 4:02pm | 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 1% 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 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2068
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.