The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2094

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

6TueUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:38pm)
7WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (2:08am)
22ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:12pm)
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	7:38am	5:10pm	9h 33m	6:45pm	6:03am
Sat 10	7:36am	5:15pm	9h 40m	6:49pm	6:02am
Tue 20	7:31am	5:22pm	9h 52m	6:55pm	5:58am
Sat 31	7:22am	5:31pm	10h 09m	7:02pm	5:51am

Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.

Apogee 16 Jul (405,900 km) · Perigee 29 Jul (358,200 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Gem	−1.6	7:05am	11:49am	4:34pm	Hidden
Venus	Gem	−3.7	6:10am	10:55am	3:41pm	Hidden
Mars	Gem	1.6	7:09am	11:53am	4:36pm	Hidden
Jupiter	Ari	−2.1	1:45am	7:07am	12:28pm	Morning
Saturn	Cnc	0.2	8:31am	1:32pm	6:33pm	Hidden
Uranus	Psc	5.8	10:49pm	4:55am	10:57am	Morning
Neptune	Leo	7.9	9:38am	3:04pm	8:30pm	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 30 August 2026.