The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2140
Highlights this month
- 4MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (2:42pm)
- 7ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:52am)
- 10SunVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (8:11am)
- 22FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:39am)
- 24SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:01am)
- 30SatSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30SatAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 31SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (6:38pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:38am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sun 10 | 7:36am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 20 | 7:31am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 8, 1:12am
- New MoonThu 14, 6:40pm
- First QuarterFri 22, 9:07am
- Full MoonSat 30, 7:09am
Perigee 11 Jul (366,600 km) · Apogee 23 Jul (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.5 | 6:59am | 11:43am | 4:28pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.3 | 4:09am | 9:12am | 2:14pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 0.3 | 11:38am | 6:10pm | 12:45am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.4 | 9:37pm | 4:03am | 10:24am | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.4 | 8:03pm | 2:52am | 9:37am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 11:27am | 5:48pm | 12:13am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 2:17pm | 9:28pm | 4:44am | 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 100% 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2140
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 15 September 2026.