The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2075
Highlights this month
- 5FriUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 5.6). (4:14am)
- 11ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:07am)
- 14SunNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:30pm)
- 17WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:04pm)
- 24WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (2:44pm)
- 29MonVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:35pm)
- 30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Wed 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 5, 2:00pm
- New MoonSat 13, 4:15pm
- First QuarterSun 21, 12:02pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 28, 2:54am
Apogee 12 Jul (406,200 km) · Perigee 27 Jul (358,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.7 | 7:59am | 12:48pm | 5:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.8 | 7:23am | 12:09pm | 4:56pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 5:37am | 10:20am | 3:03pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 10:06am | 3:42pm | 9:19pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.1 | 2:20pm | 9:32pm | 4:47am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 4:19pm | 11:40pm | 7:05am | All night |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 7:30am | 12:22pm | 5:13pm | 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 bright 91% 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 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2075
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.