The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2091
Highlights this month
- 2MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:38am)
- 9MonJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −2.6). (6:50pm)
- 14SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:39am)
- 22SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (1:30pm)
- 25WedVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:26pm)
- 28SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:23pm)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:07am)
- 30MonSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30MonAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Tue 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 1, 11:52am
- Last QuarterMon 9, 3:29am
- New MoonTue 17, 12:21am
- First QuarterMon 23, 11:01pm
- Full MoonMon 30, 10:02pm
Apogee 9 Jul (404,800 km) · Perigee 23 Jul (369,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 1.9 | 8:24am | 1:40pm | 6:56pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.8 | 7:28am | 12:15pm | 5:02pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 0.9 | 11:03am | 5:14pm | 11:26pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.6 | 4:39pm | 11:57pm | 7:20am | All night |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 6:10am | 10:57am | 3:43pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 9:50pm | 4:12am | 10:29am | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 9:21am | 2:40pm | 8:00pm | 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 bright 100% 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2091
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.