The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2117
Highlights this month
- 2FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (8:47am)
- 2FriThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (8:51pm)
- 3SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (12:39pm)
- 4SunNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:19am)
- 7WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (2:37am)
- 18SunVenus and Mars in conjunction — 0.4° apart. (9:11am)
- 20TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:59am)
- 20TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (11:01pm)
- 30FriSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30FriAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sat 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Tue 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 7, 5:47am
- Full MoonWed 14, 7:09am
- Last QuarterThu 22, 7:30am
- New MoonThu 29, 6:27pm
Perigee 5 Jul (369,200 km) · Apogee 20 Jul (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 1.0 | 8:45am | 2:02pm | 7:19pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 9:31am | 2:50pm | 8:09pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 9:34am | 2:55pm | 8:17pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.3 | 11:46pm | 5:39am | 11:29am | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 2:49am | 8:00am | 1:12pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 6:25am | 11:07am | 3:49pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 11:46am | 6:10pm | 12:38am | 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 1% 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 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2117
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 8 September 2026.