The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2097
Highlights this month
- 3WedMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:44am)
- 7SunThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (12:09am)
- 11ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (1:18am)
- 13SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (3:50pm)
- 18ThuUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:17pm)
- 24WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:10am)
- 24WedJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:41am)
- 25ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (11:51am)
- 30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 69% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 69% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 31WedMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Capricornus (mag −2.8). (12:54pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:37am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Wed 10 | 7:35am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:50pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 20 | 7:30am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 31 | 7:22am | 5:32pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 3, 3:11am
- New MoonTue 9, 6:58pm
- First QuarterTue 16, 4:15pm
- Full MoonWed 24, 8:02pm
Perigee 9 Jul (357,300 km) · Apogee 21 Jul (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.7 | 8:52am | 2:10pm | 7:28pm | Evening |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 4:52am | 9:45am | 2:39pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | −2.5 | 6:30pm | 1:54am | 9:13am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 7:59am | 12:53pm | 5:47pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.9 | 10:14am | 3:52pm | 9:29pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 11:46pm | 5:37am | 11:24am | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 9:54am | 3:27pm | 9:01pm | 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 69% 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 69% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2097
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.