The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2127
Highlights this month
- 15TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:04am)
- 15TueVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:27pm)
- 16WedMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:41am)
- 22TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:27am)
- 24ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (5:14am)
- 25FriJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Capricornus (mag −2.6). (12:01pm)
- 26SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:39pm)
- 30WedSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A 59% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30WedAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 59% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 32m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Thu 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 31 | 7:23am | 5:31pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:52am |
Days lengthen by about 35 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 1, 11:15pm
- New MoonThu 10, 2:15am
- First QuarterThu 17, 9:55am
- Full MoonThu 24, 2:16am
- Last QuarterThu 31, 3:53pm
Apogee 5 Jul (405,400 km) · Perigee 20 Jul (365,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.6 | 7:07am | 11:52am | 4:36pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.3 | 7:17am | 12:24pm | 5:30pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | −1.7 | 1:45pm | 9:16pm | 4:51am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.6 | 6:01pm | 1:14am | 8:22am | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 1.0 | 10:37am | 4:23pm | 10:09pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 9:00am | 2:09pm | 7:18pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 12:47pm | 7:35pm | 2:27am | 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 59% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 59% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — July 2127
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 11 September 2026.