The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2098
Highlights this month
- 2WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:32am)
- 2WedThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (3:43pm)
- 4FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.2° apart. (6:40pm)
- 5SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:12pm)
- 20SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:04am)
- 23WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:19am)
- 24ThuVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (8:59pm)
- 30WedSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30WedAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:19pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Thu 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 20 | 7:31am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 10m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 6, 2:34am
- Full MoonSun 13, 8:36pm
- Last QuarterMon 21, 11:36pm
- New MoonMon 28, 6:57pm
Apogee 16 Jul (406,200 km) · Perigee 29 Jul (356,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 4.7 | 7:43am | 12:54pm | 6:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.2 | 9:54am | 3:28pm | 9:02pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.8 | 8:36am | 1:37pm | 6:37pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 9:17am | 2:34pm | 7:50pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 1.1 | 10:45am | 4:37pm | 10:28pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 12:11am | 5:53am | 11:35am | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 10:00am | 3:36pm | 9:12pm | 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 6% 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 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2098
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 1 September 2026.