The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2155
Highlights this month
- 4FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (8:35pm)
- 7MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (11:40pm)
- 8TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 7.8). (3:04pm)
- 8TueVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:52pm)
- 30WedSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30WedAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 1% 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 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 31 | 7:23am | 5:31pm | 10h 08m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 8, 8:23am
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 15, 1:47am
- Last QuarterMon 21, 7:54pm
- New MoonTue 29, 9:25pm
Apogee 1 Jul (406,200 km) · Perigee 15 Jul (356,700 km) · Apogee 28 Jul (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.4 | 8:49am | 1:52pm | 6:55pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.8 | 7:46am | 12:35pm | 5:24pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 0.6 | 11:22am | 5:44pm | 12:08am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 5:49am | 10:34am | 3:18pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.6 | 9:52am | 3:18pm | 8:44pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 3:07pm | 10:30pm | 5:56am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 4:40pm | 11:59pm | 7:14am | 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 thin 1% 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 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2155
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 27 September 2026.