The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2149
Highlights this month
- 8TueThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (5:48pm)
- 8TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (7:44pm)
- 16WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (5:52pm)
- 19SatVenus and Mars in conjunction — 0.4° apart. (7:54pm)
- 23WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (8:53am)
- 29TueJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:13am)
- 30WedSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 24% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30WedAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 24% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Thu 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 5, 5:51pm
- First QuarterSun 13, 3:51am
- Full MoonMon 21, 4:46am
- Last QuarterMon 28, 7:19am
Perigee 3 Jul (363,600 km) · Apogee 15 Jul (405,100 km) · Perigee 30 Jul (368,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.1 | 9:00am | 2:12pm | 7:24pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 9:36am | 2:58pm | 8:19pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 9:41am | 3:06pm | 8:31pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sco | −2.1 | 1:36pm | 8:43pm | 3:54am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 5:23am | 10:12am | 3:01pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.5 | 1:24pm | 8:31pm | 3:43am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 3:38pm | 10:55pm | 6:16am | 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 24% 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 24% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2149
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 21 September 2026.