The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2145
Highlights this month
- 2FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:14am)
- 13TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (5:03am)
- 13TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:34am)
- 17SatThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (7:45am)
- 18SunUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:51pm)
- 23FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (6:06pm)
- 30FriSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 82% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30FriAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 82% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sat 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Tue 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 5, 1:41am
- Last QuarterMon 12, 5:38am
- New MoonTue 20, 8:55am
- First QuarterTue 27, 5:35pm
Perigee 3 Jul (360,200 km) · Apogee 15 Jul (405,500 km) · Perigee 31 Jul (365,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 1.7 | 6:14am | 11:13am | 4:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 5:05am | 9:57am | 2:48pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.8 | 8:31am | 1:30pm | 6:28pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 8:47am | 1:53pm | 6:59pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.4 | 1:18am | 6:49am | 12:20pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 12:28pm | 7:17pm | 2:10am | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.8 | 3:01pm | 10:17pm | 5:37am | 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 82% 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 82% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2145
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 17 September 2026.