The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2099
Highlights this month
- 10FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (4:28am)
- 12SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:18am)
- 22WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.4° apart. (4:34am)
- 22WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (12:21pm)
- 23ThuVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:52am)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (11:15am)
- 27MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:36am)
- 30ThuSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30ThuAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Fri 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Mon 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 3, 12:18am
- Last QuarterSat 11, 1:15am
- New MoonSat 18, 11:10am
- First QuarterSat 25, 3:08am
Apogee 9 Jul (405,000 km) · Perigee 21 Jul (363,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 1.4 | 6:11am | 11:09am | 4:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.8 | 7:30am | 12:17pm | 5:05pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | −0.7 | 11:37pm | 5:36am | 11:33am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 10:23am | 4:08pm | 9:54pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.9 | 11:15am | 5:21pm | 11:27pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 12:31am | 6:09am | 11:46am | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 10:07am | 3:45pm | 9:24pm | 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 96% 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 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2099
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.