The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2107
Highlights this month
- 5TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (8:36pm)
- 7ThuSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −0.1). (5:46pm)
- 17SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (3:56pm)
- 22FriVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:19am)
- 26TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:51pm)
- 30SatSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30SatAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sun 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 50m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 31 | 7:23am | 5:30pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:52am |
Days lengthen by about 35 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 5, 4:39pm
- Last QuarterWed 13, 8:21pm
- New MoonWed 20, 7:21pm
- First QuarterWed 27, 10:24am
Apogee 9 Jul (405,900 km) · Perigee 21 Jul (357,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.2 | 6:46am | 11:31am | 4:17pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.8 | 7:32am | 12:19pm | 5:06pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 5:52am | 10:34am | 3:16pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 4:37am | 9:27am | 2:18pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | −0.1 | 4:32pm | 11:50pm | 7:11am | All night |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 3:13am | 8:15am | 1:17pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 10:54am | 4:52pm | 10:51pm | 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 81% 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 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2107
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.