The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2095
Highlights this month
- 4MonMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:33am)
- 5TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (6:46am)
- 7ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:37am)
- 11MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:31am)
- 13WedThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (9:32am)
- 23SatVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:06pm)
- 27WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.0° apart. (5:30am)
- 30SatSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30SatAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sun 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 2, 5:57am
- First QuarterSun 10, 2:15am
- Full MoonSun 17, 6:37pm
- Last QuarterSun 24, 12:22pm
- New MoonSun 31, 5:29pm
Apogee 9 Jul (404,800 km) · Perigee 21 Jul (367,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −1.3 | 8:16am | 1:08pm | 6:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.8 | 8:02am | 1:15pm | 6:29pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | −1.2 | 1:06pm | 8:24pm | 3:46am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.9 | 4:15am | 9:08am | 2:02pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.4 | 9:10am | 2:21pm | 7:33pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 11:09pm | 5:10am | 11:07am | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 9:44am | 3:13pm | 8:42pm | 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 1% 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 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2095
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 31 August 2026.