The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2090
Highlights this month
- 1SatThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (10:01am)
- 9SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (2:56am)
- 17MonMars and Saturn in conjunction — 2° apart. (6:11pm)
- 19WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (1:15am)
- 24MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (9:46am)
- 27ThuVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (6:47am)
- 29SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.9° apart. (4:11am)
- 30SunSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 14% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30SunAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 14% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30SunThe Moon passes Venus — 0.7° apart. (6:12pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Mon 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Thu 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 4, 8:37pm
- Full MoonWed 12, 3:00am
- Last QuarterThu 20, 6:19am
- New MoonThu 27, 11:27am
Perigee 1 Jul (366,200 km) · Apogee 17 Jul (405,400 km) · Perigee 29 Jul (360,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.3 | 8:59am | 2:14pm | 7:29pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −4.2 | 9:54am | 3:27pm | 9:01pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 1.4 | 5:11am | 9:56am | 2:41pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.2 | 2:07pm | 9:21pm | 4:40am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 5:13am | 10:03am | 2:52pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 9:30pm | 3:56am | 10:18am | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 9:14am | 2:31pm | 7:48pm | 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 thin 14% 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 14% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2090
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 29 August 2026.