The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2071
Highlights this month
- 5SunNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:47am)
- 5SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.5° apart. (7:06pm)
- 5SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (8:31pm)
- 7TueVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:41pm)
- 13MonMercury and Venus in conjunction — 1° apart. (7:49pm)
- 18SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:11pm)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (12:20am)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (3:32am)
- 26SunMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.1° apart. (1:19pm)
- 30ThuSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 15% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30ThuAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 15% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30ThuVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:25pm)
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 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Mon 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 4, 8:04pm
- Full MoonSun 12, 6:26pm
- Last QuarterMon 20, 6:56pm
- New MoonMon 27, 11:00am
Apogee 13 Jul (406,300 km) · Perigee 27 Jul (356,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 1.1 | 8:41am | 1:58pm | 7:16pm | Evening |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.2 | 8:33am | 1:53pm | 7:12pm | Evening |
| Mars | Ari | 0.9 | 3:06am | 8:11am | 1:16pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.9 | 3:35am | 8:35am | 1:35pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 11:58am | 6:24pm | 12:53am | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 3:01pm | 10:23pm | 5:49am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 6:57am | 11:45am | 4:34pm | 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 15% 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 15% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2071
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 19 August 2026.