The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2111
Highlights this month
- 3FriMercury and Venus in conjunction — 0.7° apart. (6:39am)
- 10FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:42am)
- 12SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (8:02am)
- 15WedMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:38pm)
- 20MonVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:43am)
- 23ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.8° apart. (7:22pm)
- 24FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:24am)
- 30ThuSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A 25% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30ThuAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 25% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Fri 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Mon 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 50m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 31 | 7:23am | 5:30pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:52am |
Days lengthen by about 35 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 6, 1:30pm
- First QuarterTue 14, 4:23pm
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 21, 10:47am
- Last QuarterTue 28, 3:53am
Apogee 8 Jul (406,200 km) · Perigee 21 Jul (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 3.1 | 8:06am | 1:19pm | 6:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.5 | 7:44am | 12:53pm | 6:03pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 7:41am | 12:27pm | 5:14pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 10:35am | 4:25pm | 10:14pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.5 | 8:34pm | 3:17am | 9:56am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 4:33am | 9:22am | 2:11pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 11:15am | 5:24pm | 11:33pm | 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 25% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 25% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — July 2111
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 6 September 2026.