The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2105
Highlights this month
- 8WedVenus and Mars in conjunction — 2° apart. (9:27pm)
- 9ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 0.0° apart. (7:24am)
- 9ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (8:11am)
- 12SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:03pm)
- 23ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:41am)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (10:03pm)
- 29WedJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:52am)
- 30ThuSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30ThuAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 89% 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 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Mon 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 5, 11:16am
- New MoonSun 12, 2:47am
- First QuarterSun 19, 10:43am
- Full MoonMon 27, 12:52pm
Perigee 9 Jul (362,700 km) · Apogee 21 Jul (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 5.5 | 7:00am | 12:05pm | 5:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 4:53am | 9:46am | 2:40pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.3 | 4:44am | 9:32am | 2:21pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.3 | 11:22pm | 5:21am | 11:17am | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.0 | 2:48pm | 10:03pm | 5:22am | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 2:32am | 7:41am | 12:51pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 10:41am | 4:35pm | 10:28pm | 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 89% 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 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2105
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 4 September 2026.