The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2083
Highlights this month
- 3SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:35pm)
- 17SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (1:34pm)
- 26MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (11:52pm)
- 27TueVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:00pm)
- 30FriSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30FriAlpha 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sat 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Tue 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 7, 6:39am
- New MoonThu 15, 9:56am
- First QuarterThu 22, 7:00pm
- Full MoonThu 29, 11:02am
Apogee 10 Jul (405,600 km) · Perigee 26 Jul (364,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.0 | 8:58am | 2:07pm | 7:16pm | Evening |
| Venus | Gem | −3.8 | 7:25am | 12:12pm | 4:59pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.8 | 8:51am | 1:56pm | 7:01pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.9 | 3:55am | 8:52am | 1:48pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.9 | 9:58pm | 4:20am | 10:39am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.7 | 7:07pm | 2:07am | 9:03am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 8:29am | 1:33pm | 6:36pm | 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 2083
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 26 August 2026.