The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2092
Highlights this month
- 1TueThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (7:37am)
- 4FriSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:39pm)
- 8TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:00am)
- 19SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:59am)
- 21MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.0° apart. (8:38am)
- 23WedVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (9:40am)
- 29TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (6:34am)
- 30WedSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 16% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30WedAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 16% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30WedThe Moon passes Venus — 1.0° apart. (7:08pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:37am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Thu 10 | 7:35am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:50pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 20 | 7:30am | 5:23pm | 9h 53m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 31 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 5, 6:13am
- First QuarterSat 12, 7:59pm
- Full MoonSat 19, 10:27am
- Last QuarterSat 26, 5:36pm
Apogee 1 Jul (405,900 km) · Perigee 17 Jul (362,000 km) · Apogee 29 Jul (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 3.6 | 6:37am | 11:40am | 4:42pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.4 | 4:09am | 9:13am | 2:16pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 6:14am | 10:56am | 3:37pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.6 | 7:47pm | 2:38am | 9:25am | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.1 | 7:00am | 11:47am | 4:35pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 10:07pm | 4:23am | 10:35am | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 9:24am | 2:46pm | 8:07pm | 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 16% 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 16% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2092
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 30 August 2026.