The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2150
Highlights this month
- 5SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (6:08am)
- 9ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (6:16am)
- 18SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:39am)
- 20MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (7:00am)
- 30ThuSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30ThuAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Fri 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Mon 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 2, 5:34am
- Full MoonFri 10, 8:30am
- Last QuarterSat 18, 2:32am
- New MoonFri 24, 5:24pm
- First QuarterFri 31, 6:53pm
Apogee 8 Jul (406,200 km) · Perigee 23 Jul (359,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 1.2 | 8:40am | 1:57pm | 7:13pm | Evening |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 6:27am | 11:12am | 3:57pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 0.9 | 3:12am | 8:16am | 1:20pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.5 | 3:51pm | 11:12pm | 6:38am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.1 | 6:20am | 11:06am | 3:53pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.5 | 1:40pm | 8:51pm | 4:07am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 3:48pm | 11:06pm | 6:27am | 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 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — July 2150
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 23 September 2026.