The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2103
Highlights this month
- 6FriThe Moon passes Venus — 0.0° apart. (8:09pm)
- 15SunJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −2.6). (4:03pm)
- 19ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (7:42pm)
- 22SunVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:24pm)
- 23MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (2:56am)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:03am)
- 30MonSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30MonAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 31TueSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:05pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Tue 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 50m | 6:54pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 31 | 7:23am | 5:30pm | 10h 07m | 7:02pm | 5:52am |
Days lengthen by about 35 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 4, 8:00pm
- First QuarterThu 12, 11:22pm
- Full MoonFri 20, 3:42am
- Last QuarterThu 26, 5:51pm
Apogee 9 Jul (405,500 km) · Perigee 21 Jul (360,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 0.1 | 9:01am | 2:12pm | 7:23pm | Evening |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.7 | 7:56am | 1:08pm | 6:19pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.0 | 3:26am | 8:27am | 1:29pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.6 | 5:09pm | 12:29am | 7:45am | All night |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.2 | 1:27pm | 8:25pm | 3:28am | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 1:54am | 7:12am | 12:31pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 10:33am | 4:21pm | 10:09pm | 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 13% 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 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2103
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 3 September 2026.