The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2120
Highlights this month
- 8MonUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:41pm)
- 10WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:33am)
- 21SunThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (5:02pm)
- 23TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (2:51am)
- 28SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:37am)
- 30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 19% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 19% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Wed 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 4, 1:34pm
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 11, 11:02am
- Last QuarterThu 18, 2:30am
- New MoonFri 26, 12:27am
Perigee 12 Jul (357,500 km) · Apogee 26 Jul (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.1 | 6:38am | 11:24am | 4:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.7 | 8:42am | 1:43pm | 6:44pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.2 | 4:15am | 9:07am | 2:00pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 6:52am | 11:37am | 4:22pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 5:48am | 10:35am | 3:23pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 7:15am | 12:00pm | 4:46pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 12:02pm | 6:33pm | 1:09am | 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 19% 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 19% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2120
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 9 September 2026.