The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2147
Highlights this month
- 1SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (9:25am)
- 5WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (5:26pm)
- 10MonVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:29pm)
- 18TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:23am)
- 22SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (4:09pm)
- 28FriUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:49pm)
- 30SunSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30SunAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| 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 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Thu 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 31 | 7:23am | 5:31pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 6, 4:18pm
- Full MoonThu 13, 6:36pm
- Last QuarterThu 20, 9:20am
- New MoonFri 28, 2:23am
Apogee 3 Jul (405,600 km) · Perigee 15 Jul (359,600 km) · Apogee 30 Jul (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −2.0 | 7:29am | 12:14pm | 4:59pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.8 | 7:44am | 12:32pm | 5:21pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.9 | 9:09am | 2:19pm | 7:30pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.6 | 11:01am | 5:04pm | 11:07pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.1 | 3:24am | 8:30am | 1:35pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 12:57pm | 7:56pm | 2:58am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 3:21pm | 10:38pm | 5:59am | 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 6% 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 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2147
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 19 September 2026.