The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2141

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

8SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:21am)
30SunSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.
30SunAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Sat 1	7:38am	5:10pm	9h 33m	6:45pm	6:03am
Mon 10	7:36am	5:15pm	9h 40m	6:49pm	6:02am
Thu 20	7:31am	5:22pm	9h 51m	6:55pm	5:58am
Mon 31	7:22am	5:31pm	10h 09m	7:02pm	5:51am

Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.

Perigee 3 Jul (357,700 km) · Apogee 16 Jul (406,000 km) · Perigee 31 Jul (361,600 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Cnc	−1.4	8:11am	1:03pm	5:54pm	Hidden
Venus	Leo	−3.8	9:35am	2:56pm	8:16pm	Evening
Mars	Gem	1.6	7:02am	11:45am	4:27pm	Hidden
Jupiter	Psc	−2.2	12:37am	6:15am	11:53am	Morning
Saturn	Aqr	0.7	9:07pm	3:41am	10:12am	Morning
Uranus	Vir	5.5	11:40am	6:06pm	12:37am	Evening
Neptune	Oph	7.9	2:26pm	9:39pm	4:55am	Evening

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 13% 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 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.

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.