The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2080
Highlights this month
- 1MonThe Moon passes Mars — 0.6° apart. (12:27am)
- 5FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (9:20am)
- 5FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:20pm)
- 8MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (21° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (1:22pm)
- 23TueMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:57am)
- 25ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:06am)
- 26FriUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Capricornus (mag 5.7). (4:17am)
- 28SunThe Moon passes Mars — 0.4° apart. (12:05am)
- 30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:37am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Wed 10 | 7:35am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:50pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 20 | 7:30am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 31 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 2, 2:10pm
- Last QuarterWed 10, 4:47pm
- New MoonWed 17, 11:26am
- First QuarterWed 24, 4:43am
Apogee 4 Jul (406,200 km) · Perigee 17 Jul (356,700 km) · Apogee 31 Jul (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.4 | 6:12am | 11:02am | 3:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.7 | 8:33am | 1:32pm | 6:31pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | −2.0 | 2:16pm | 9:55pm | 5:39am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.6 | 7:19pm | 2:16am | 9:09am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.2 | 6:48pm | 1:52am | 8:51am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.7 | 6:01pm | 1:13am | 8:21am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 8:05am | 1:04pm | 6:02pm | 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 98% 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2080
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 25 August 2026.