The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2113
Highlights this month
- 5WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:12pm)
- 7FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (21° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (5:39pm)
- 10MonThe Moon passes Venus — 0.1° apart. (2:46pm)
- 12WedSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:43am)
- 16SunJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:37am)
- 23SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (12:23am)
- 30SunSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30SunAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Mon 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Thu 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 6, 3:48pm
- New MoonThu 13, 12:57pm
- First QuarterFri 21, 8:26am
- Full MoonSat 29, 1:46am
Perigee 8 Jul (369,500 km) · Apogee 21 Jul (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.4 | 6:13am | 11:02am | 3:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 4:55am | 9:48am | 2:41pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.8 | 8:23am | 1:18pm | 6:14pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.0 | 12:55pm | 7:50pm | 2:48am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.9 | 10:36pm | 4:50am | 10:59am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 5:10am | 9:55am | 2:40pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 11:24am | 5:38pm | 11:52pm | 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 96% 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 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2113
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.