The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2134
Highlights this month
- 4SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (12:42pm)
- 10SatMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.1° apart. (3:55pm)
- 15ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:05am)
- 24SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:39pm)
- 25SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (1:34am)
- 30FriSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 71% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30FriAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 71% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 31SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (4:01pm)
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 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Tue 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 31 | 7:23am | 5:31pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 6, 7:43pm
- Last QuarterWed 14, 10:41pm
- New MoonThu 22, 3:01am
- First QuarterWed 28, 5:20pm
Apogee 11 Jul (405,500 km) · Perigee 23 Jul (360,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −2.1 | 7:42am | 12:28pm | 5:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 6:22am | 11:07am | 3:52pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.7 | 9:54am | 3:25pm | 8:56pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 9:48am | 3:17pm | 8:45pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.1 | 2:30pm | 9:42pm | 4:59am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 10:22am | 4:08pm | 9:54pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 1:33pm | 8:35pm | 3:41am | 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 71% 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 71% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2134
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 13 September 2026.