The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2152
Highlights this month
- 1SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 7.8). (12:14am)
- 4TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:23pm)
- 12WedJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:50pm)
- 15SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (21° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (9:51pm)
- 21FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:13pm)
- 22SatSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:54am)
- 30SunSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30SunAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:38am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Mon 10 | 7:36am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:50pm | 6:02am |
| Thu 20 | 7:31am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 3, 2:22am
- First QuarterSun 9, 6:48pm
- Full MoonMon 17, 2:23am
- Last QuarterTue 25, 5:05am
Perigee 6 Jul (365,900 km) · Apogee 22 Jul (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.3 | 6:02am | 10:57am | 3:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.7 | 8:49am | 1:53pm | 6:56pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.3 | 4:32am | 9:22am | 2:11pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.4 | 10:03pm | 4:22am | 10:37am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.0 | 7:56am | 12:50pm | 5:43pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.5 | 2:11pm | 9:28pm | 4:50am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 4:06pm | 11:23pm | 6:44am | 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 4% 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 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2152
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 24 September 2026.