The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2129
Highlights this month
- 5TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (7:37pm)
- 9SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (3:03am)
- 13WedThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (2:42pm)
- 19TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.2° apart. (3:52am)
- 22FriMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:43pm)
- 23SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (5:00pm)
- 28ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (5:47am)
- 30SatSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30SatAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:03pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sun 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 2, 11:11am
- Last QuarterSat 9, 1:58am
- New MoonSat 16, 7:56pm
- First QuarterSun 24, 11:14pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 31, 6:17pm
Perigee 3 Jul (359,100 km) · Apogee 18 Jul (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.1 | 8:57am | 2:05pm | 7:13pm | Evening |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 5:00am | 9:53am | 2:45pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | −2.0 | 8:12pm | 3:10am | 10:05am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.2 | 12:13am | 5:57am | 11:41am | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.8 | 11:34am | 5:48pm | 12:06am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 9:23am | 2:42pm | 8:01pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 12:58pm | 7:50pm | 2:46am | 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 98% 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2129
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.