The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2084
Highlights this month
- 5WedThe Moon passes Mercury — 2° apart. (8:51pm)
- 7FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (11:00pm)
- 16SunSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:57am)
- 21FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:13am)
- 25TueVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (5:50pm)
- 30SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (1:02am)
- 30SunSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30SunAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:37am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Mon 10 | 7:35am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:50pm | 6:02am |
| Thu 20 | 7:30am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 31 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 3, 11:40am
- First QuarterTue 11, 11:12am
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 18, 3:03am
- Last QuarterMon 24, 11:22pm
Apogee 3 Jul (406,300 km) · Perigee 17 Jul (357,100 km) · Apogee 30 Jul (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 0.9 | 8:46am | 2:04pm | 7:22pm | Evening |
| Venus | Tau | −4.4 | 4:09am | 9:13am | 2:17pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | −0.2 | 12:38am | 6:18am | 11:59am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 6:03am | 10:47am | 3:31pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.8 | 10:57pm | 5:04am | 11:08am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.7 | 7:25pm | 2:21am | 9:12am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 8:33am | 1:38pm | 6:44pm | 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 5% 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 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2084
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 27 August 2026.