The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2109
Highlights this month
- 1MonThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (10:56am)
- 14SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (4:12am)
- 29MonJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:26pm)
- 30TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.1° apart. (11:07am)
- 30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 31WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Capricornus (mag 0.0). (6:16am)
- 31WedThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (7:43am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Wed 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 6, 2:14am
- Full MoonFri 12, 7:03pm
- Last QuarterSat 20, 9:40am
- New MoonSun 28, 7:20am
Perigee 9 Jul (366,500 km) · Apogee 21 Jul (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.3 | 8:51am | 1:55pm | 6:59pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 9:30am | 2:48pm | 8:06pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 6:50am | 11:32am | 4:14pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 8:14am | 1:10pm | 6:07pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.1 | 6:28pm | 1:36am | 8:39am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 3:52am | 8:46am | 1:41pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 11:03am | 5:06pm | 11:10pm | 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 7% 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 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2109
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 5 September 2026.