The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2136
Highlights this month
- 1SunSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −0.1). (7:31pm)
- 5ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 0.8° apart. (4:04am)
- 8SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (5:30am)
- 20FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (7:14am)
- 29SunMercury and Venus in conjunction — 4° apart. (5:06pm)
- 30MonSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30MonAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 31TueThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (10:52am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Tue 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 7, 10:55am
- Full MoonSat 14, 1:45am
- Last QuarterSat 21, 10:31am
- New MoonSun 29, 11:52am
Perigee 11 Jul (362,900 km) · Apogee 23 Jul (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.2 | 9:00am | 2:14pm | 7:28pm | Evening |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.7 | 8:46am | 1:48pm | 6:50pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.5 | 10:24am | 4:12pm | 10:01pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.8 | 11:56am | 6:27pm | 1:02am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | −0.0 | 4:06pm | 11:24pm | 6:46am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 10:43am | 4:40pm | 10:38pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.9 | 1:46pm | 8:51pm | 4:01am | 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 2% 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 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2136
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.