The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2073
Highlights this month
- 2SunThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (7:00am)
- 2SunThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (8:29am)
- 4TueVenus and Mars in conjunction — 2° apart. (2:16am)
- 5WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:46pm)
- 9SunNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:43am)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (3:16pm)
- 14FriJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:52pm)
- 16SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (21° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (11:07am)
- 23SunSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:15am)
- 30SunSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 21% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30SunAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 21% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 31MonThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (7:45am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Mon 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Thu 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 10m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 5, 5:22pm
- First QuarterWed 12, 3:15pm
- Full MoonWed 19, 3:05pm
- Last QuarterThu 27, 2:32pm
Perigee 11 Jul (369,700 km) · Apogee 26 Jul (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.4 | 6:03am | 10:57am | 3:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.9 | 4:45am | 9:39am | 2:34pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.3 | 4:27am | 9:17am | 2:07pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 7:34am | 12:24pm | 5:13pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.3 | 1:01pm | 7:52pm | 2:48am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 3:37pm | 11:00pm | 6:27am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 7:12am | 12:02pm | 4:52pm | 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 21% 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 21% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2073
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 20 August 2026.