The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2130
Highlights this month
- 1SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:31pm)
- 1SatSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:15pm)
- 8SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 0.9° apart. (5:25am)
- 9SunThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (10:49pm)
- 10MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (5:04am)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (1:18pm)
- 16SunVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (6:29am)
- 23SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:01am)
- 29SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (8:55am)
- 30SunSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 23% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30SunAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 23% Moon leaves the sky dark.
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 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Thu 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 31 | 7:23am | 5:31pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 5, 11:41pm
- First QuarterFri 14, 12:55am
- Full MoonFri 21, 10:39am
- Last QuarterFri 28, 2:05am
Apogee 12 Jul (405,100 km) · Perigee 23 Jul (363,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 0.7 | 8:52am | 2:08pm | 7:25pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −4.3 | 9:55am | 3:29pm | 9:03pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.8 | 8:46am | 1:49pm | 6:52pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.0 | 2:53am | 8:01am | 1:08pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 12:05pm | 6:33pm | 1:05am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 9:36am | 3:00pm | 8:24pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 1:06pm | 8:00pm | 2:58am | 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 23% 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 23% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2130
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.