The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2135
Highlights this month
- 7ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (10:49am)
- 13WedVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:50am)
- 16SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.8° apart. (7:04pm)
- 30SatSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30SatAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
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 | 7:23am | 5:31pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:52am |
Days lengthen by about 35 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 3, 8:12pm
- New MoonMon 11, 4:28pm
- First QuarterMon 18, 1:31pm
- Full MoonMon 25, 2:02pm
Apogee 4 Jul (404,700 km) · Perigee 17 Jul (369,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.6 | 8:40am | 1:38pm | 6:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.4 | 7:03am | 12:09pm | 5:14pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.1 | 3:45am | 8:42am | 1:40pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.6 | 10:52am | 4:51pm | 10:49pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.0 | 3:17pm | 10:34pm | 5:56am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 10:34am | 4:26pm | 10:18pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 1:41pm | 8:45pm | 3:53am | 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 76% 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 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2135
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 14 September 2026.