The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2154
Highlights this month
- 6SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 7.8). (2:05am)
- 9TueVenus at greatest evening elongation (45° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (2:24am)
- 11ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:27am)
- 13SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (6:54pm)
- 30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 69% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 69% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Wed 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 3, 1:24am
- New MoonThu 11, 5:28am
- First QuarterThu 18, 6:28pm
- Full MoonThu 25, 9:06am
Apogee 7 Jul (405,900 km) · Perigee 23 Jul (362,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.7 | 8:01am | 12:50pm | 5:39pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.4 | 9:53am | 3:27pm | 9:02pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 1.5 | 5:42am | 10:24am | 3:07pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.9 | 3:35am | 8:35am | 1:34pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.4 | 9:17am | 2:30pm | 7:44pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 2:48pm | 10:09pm | 5:35am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 4:28pm | 11:44pm | 7:04am | All night |
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 69% 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 69% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2154
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 26 September 2026.