The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2128
Highlights this month
- 1ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:23pm)
- 5MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.2° apart. (7:13am)
- 5MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:19pm)
- 16FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.8° apart. (6:02am)
- 28WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:53am)
- 30FriSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30FriAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 8% 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 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Tue 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 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 QuarterTue 6, 3:02am
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 12, 5:54pm
- Last QuarterMon 19, 3:54pm
- New MoonTue 27, 7:14pm
Perigee 12 Jul (357,400 km) · Apogee 24 Jul (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −1.1 | 8:21am | 1:15pm | 6:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.7 | 8:44am | 1:45pm | 6:47pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.7 | 8:06am | 12:58pm | 5:51pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.5 | 9:11pm | 3:43am | 10:11am | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 1.0 | 11:04am | 5:04pm | 11:04pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 9:10am | 2:24pm | 7:38pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 12:50pm | 7:41pm | 2:35am | 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 8% 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 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2128
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 12 September 2026.