The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2089
Highlights this month
- 5TueThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (3:00pm)
- 5TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (6:27pm)
- 6WedJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:57am)
- 7ThuVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.3° apart. (2:52pm)
- 12TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (7:57pm)
- 16SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (8:49am)
- 30SatSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A 54% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30SatAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 54% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:37am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sun 10 | 7:36am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 20 | 7:30am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 1, 1:44pm
- New MoonFri 8, 11:53am
- First QuarterFri 15, 3:12am
- Full MoonSat 23, 12:50am
- Last QuarterSun 31, 1:59am
Perigee 9 Jul (357,500 km) · Apogee 23 Jul (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.5 | 8:43am | 1:45pm | 6:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 4:50am | 9:43am | 2:37pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | 1.4 | 10:28am | 4:19pm | 10:11pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.9 | 12:27pm | 7:13pm | 2:02am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.1 | 4:12am | 9:09am | 2:06pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 9:08pm | 3:40am | 10:07am | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 9:07am | 2:22pm | 7:37pm | Evening |
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 54% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 54% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — July 2089
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.