The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2137
Highlights this month
- 2TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (3:24am)
- 4ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (11:03am)
- 11ThuVenus and Mars in conjunction — 2° apart. (10:09pm)
- 13SatSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −0.1). (11:08pm)
- 15MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:25am)
- 24WedJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:36pm)
- 29MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:42pm)
- 30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 31WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (6:32pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Wed 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 3, 6:18pm
- Last QuarterWed 10, 1:02pm
- New MoonThu 18, 2:59pm
- First QuarterFri 26, 11:00am
Perigee 3 Jul (356,700 km) · Apogee 16 Jul (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 1.7 | 8:29am | 1:45pm | 7:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 5:03am | 9:55am | 2:47pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.4 | 5:00am | 9:47am | 2:33pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.1 | 1:21pm | 8:24pm | 3:32am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | −0.1 | 5:02pm | 12:21am | 7:36am | All night |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 10:55am | 4:58pm | 11:01pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.9 | 1:54pm | 9:02pm | 4:13am | 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 92% 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 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2137
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.