The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2077
Highlights this month
- 1ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (2:48am)
- 2FriJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:51am)
- 5MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (10:31pm)
- 13TueUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 5.7). (10:54am)
- 15ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (11:25pm)
- 18SunNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:06pm)
- 23FriThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (11:23am)
- 28WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (1:08pm)
- 29ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:59am)
- 30FriSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 71% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30FriAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 71% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:37am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sat 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Tue 20 | 7:30am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 10m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 6, 11:28am
- Last QuarterTue 13, 4:39am
- New MoonTue 20, 10:42am
- First QuarterWed 28, 12:53pm
Perigee 10 Jul (366,900 km) · Apogee 25 Jul (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.4 | 8:58am | 2:14pm | 7:31pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 9:24am | 2:41pm | 7:57pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 6:37am | 11:18am | 4:00pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.9 | 12:16pm | 6:57pm | 1:41am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | −0.0 | 3:54pm | 11:13pm | 6:35am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 4:58pm | 12:20am | 7:37am | All night |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 7:44am | 12:38pm | 5:32pm | 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 71% 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 71% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2077
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 21 August 2026.