The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2114
Highlights this month
- 6FriThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (11:04am)
- 15SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (1:20pm)
- 19ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:59pm)
- 21SatVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (1:35am)
- 23MonThe Moon passes Mars — 0.2° apart. (6:28am)
- 24TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (6:44am)
- 25WedSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:52pm)
- 30MonSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30MonAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Tue 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 31 | 7:23am | 5:31pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 3, 2:35am
- First QuarterTue 10, 5:58am
- Full MoonWed 18, 9:51am
- Last QuarterWed 25, 5:53pm
Perigee 1 Jul (360,000 km) · Apogee 13 Jul (405,500 km) · Perigee 29 Jul (365,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.9 | 7:21am | 12:06pm | 4:50pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.3 | 9:55am | 3:29pm | 9:02pm | Evening |
| Mars | Psc | −1.3 | 10:17pm | 4:40am | 11:00am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.3 | 2:48pm | 10:07pm | 5:30am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.7 | 11:39pm | 5:37am | 11:32am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 5:30am | 10:14am | 2:57pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 11:31am | 5:47pm | 12:07am | 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 4% 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 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2114
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 7 September 2026.