The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2110
Highlights this month
- 5SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (6:53am)
- 15TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (3:27am)
- 19SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 1° apart. (7:32pm)
- 20SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.6° apart. (8:16am)
- 28MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:02am)
- 30WedSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30WedAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Thu 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 31 | 7:23am | 5:31pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 35 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 2, 10:27am
- Last QuarterWed 9, 9:15am
- New MoonThu 17, 12:43pm
- First QuarterFri 25, 3:30am
- Full MoonThu 31, 5:49pm
Perigee 1 Jul (357,600 km) · Apogee 14 Jul (406,000 km) · Perigee 29 Jul (361,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.4 | 8:58am | 2:14pm | 7:29pm | Evening |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 6:14am | 10:59am | 3:45pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | −0.6 | 12:27pm | 7:27pm | 2:29am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 9:30am | 2:50pm | 8:10pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.3 | 7:31pm | 2:27am | 9:19am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 4:12am | 9:04am | 1:56pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 11:09am | 5:15pm | 11:21pm | 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 98% 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2110
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.