The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2086

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

6SatThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (5:18am)
8MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:46pm)
19FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (11:51am)
30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 80% Moon interferes badly this year.
30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 80% Moon interferes badly this year.

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Mon 1	7:37am	5:10pm	9h 33m	6:45pm	6:03am
Wed 10	7:36am	5:15pm	9h 40m	6:49pm	6:02am
Sat 20	7:31am	5:22pm	9h 52m	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.

Perigee 2 Jul (369,300 km) · Apogee 17 Jul (405,000 km) · Perigee 29 Jul (364,500 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Gem	0.8	6:05am	11:01am	3:58pm	Hidden
Venus	Gem	−3.7	6:07am	10:53am	3:38pm	Hidden
Mars	Ari	0.7	2:30am	7:43am	12:55pm	Morning
Jupiter	Leo	−1.6	9:07am	2:20pm	7:33pm	Evening
Saturn	Ari	0.4	1:07am	6:40am	12:14pm	Morning
Uranus	Aqr	5.8	8:09pm	2:55am	9:36am	Morning
Neptune	Cnc	7.9	8:48am	1:57pm	7:06pm	Hidden

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 80% 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 80% Moon interferes badly this year.

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.