The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2069

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

1MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:36pm)
12FriJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:10pm)
12FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (9:51pm)
30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 85% Moon interferes badly this year.
30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 85% Moon interferes badly this year.

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Mon 1	7:37am	5:10pm	9h 33m	6:45pm	6:03am
Wed 10	7:36am	5:15pm	9h 40m	6:49pm	6:02am
Sat 20	7:31am	5:22pm	9h 52m	6:55pm	5:58am
Wed 31	7:22am	5:31pm	10h 10m	7:02pm	5:51am

Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.

Perigee 14 Jul (368,900 km) · Apogee 26 Jul (404,700 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Cnc	−0.8	8:33am	1:30pm	6:28pm	Hidden
Venus	Leo	−3.7	9:23am	2:39pm	7:55pm	Evening
Mars	Ari	0.2	1:26am	6:54am	12:22pm	Morning
Jupiter	Psc	−2.4	10:03pm	4:22am	10:37am	Morning
Saturn	Vir	1.0	10:57am	4:55pm	10:52pm	Evening
Uranus	Oph	5.6	2:23pm	9:42pm	5:05am	Evening
Neptune	Gem	7.9	6:37am	11:25am	4:12pm	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 85% 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 85% 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 18 August 2026.