The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2115
Highlights this month
- 4ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:19am)
- 8MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:35pm)
- 15MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (2:31pm)
- 19FriVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:46pm)
- 20SatJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −2.6). (2:03pm)
- 30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Wed 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 50m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 31 | 7:23am | 5:30pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:52am |
Days lengthen by about 35 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 7, 11:34am
- Last QuarterMon 15, 10:18am
- New MoonMon 22, 2:27am
- First QuarterSun 28, 10:57pm
Apogee 7 Jul (406,300 km) · Perigee 21 Jul (357,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −1.0 | 8:28am | 1:22pm | 6:17pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.8 | 7:34am | 12:21pm | 5:09pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.9 | 9:01am | 2:08pm | 7:15pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.6 | 5:35pm | 12:52am | 8:04am | All night |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.5 | 12:46am | 6:25am | 12:04pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 5:50am | 10:32am | 3:15pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 11:37am | 5:56pm | 12:19am | 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 67% 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 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2115
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.