The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2124
Highlights this month
- 8SatThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (9:23pm)
- 12WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:07am)
- 15SatVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (12:46am)
- 18TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:11pm)
- 19WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:40am)
- 26WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:17pm)
- 27ThuUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:56pm)
- 30SunSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 87% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30SunAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 87% 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 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Thu 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 5, 8:30am
- New MoonWed 12, 2:52am
- First QuarterTue 18, 8:16pm
- Full MoonWed 26, 10:21pm
Perigee 12 Jul (356,700 km) · Apogee 25 Jul (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 2.4 | 8:16am | 1:31pm | 6:46pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.3 | 4:08am | 9:11am | 2:15pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 6:29am | 11:10am | 3:51pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.8 | 11:46am | 6:12pm | 12:43am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.3 | 8:55am | 2:02pm | 7:09pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 8:16am | 1:13pm | 6:10pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 12:26pm | 7:07pm | 1:51am | 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 87% 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 87% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2124
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 10 September 2026.