The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2088

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

13TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:20am)
14WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (3:02pm)
15ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (5:17am)
24SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (4:06am)
30FriSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
30FriAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 90% Moon interferes badly this year.

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Thu 1	7:37am	5:11pm	9h 33m	6:45pm	6:03am
Sat 10	7:35am	5:16pm	9h 40m	6:50pm	6:02am
Tue 20	7:30am	5:23pm	9h 53m	6:55pm	5:58am
Sat 31	7:21am	5:32pm	10h 10m	7:03pm	5:50am

Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.

Apogee 2 Jul (406,200 km) · Perigee 17 Jul (358,900 km) · Apogee 29 Jul (405,700 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Gem	−1.9	7:51am	12:39pm	5:28pm	Hidden
Venus	Cnc	−3.7	8:34am	1:34pm	6:34pm	Hidden
Mars	Tau	1.1	3:57am	8:52am	1:46pm	Morning
Jupiter	Vir	−1.7	11:14am	5:27pm	11:39pm	Evening
Saturn	Tau	0.1	3:10am	8:17am	1:24pm	Morning
Uranus	Aqr	5.8	8:47pm	3:23am	9:56am	Morning
Neptune	Leo	7.9	8:59am	2:12pm	7:25pm	Evening

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 90% 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 90% 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 28 August 2026.