The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2096
Highlights this month
- 14SatUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:23am)
- 22SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 5° apart. (3:40am)
- 22SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:37pm)
- 29SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (1:06am)
- 29SunMercury and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (4:46am)
- 29SunMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:58pm)
- 30MonSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30MonAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:37am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Tue 10 | 7:35am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:50pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 20 | 7:30am | 5:23pm | 9h 53m | 6:56pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 31 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 6, 3:11am
- Last QuarterFri 13, 10:13am
- New MoonFri 20, 3:19am
- First QuarterFri 27, 4:03pm
Apogee 1 Jul (405,500 km) · Perigee 17 Jul (365,700 km) · Apogee 28 Jul (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.1 | 8:55am | 2:04pm | 7:12pm | Evening |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.7 | 8:36am | 1:37pm | 6:37pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.7 | 7:55am | 12:46pm | 5:36pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 6:19am | 11:03am | 3:47pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.6 | 9:41am | 3:06pm | 8:30pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 11:26pm | 5:22am | 11:14am | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 9:47am | 3:18pm | 8:49pm | 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 77% 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 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2096
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.