The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2156
Highlights this month
- 5MonVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (3:29pm)
- 10SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 7.8). (4:04am)
- 14WedJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:52pm)
- 15ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (9:29am)
- 28WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:52am)
- 30FriSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30FriAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:38am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sat 10 | 7:36am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:50pm | 6:02am |
| Tue 20 | 7:31am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 3, 6:30pm
- Last QuarterSat 10, 9:40am
- New MoonSat 17, 10:17pm
- First QuarterMon 26, 2:49am
Perigee 5 Jul (362,100 km) · Apogee 21 Jul (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.4 | 8:58am | 2:14pm | 7:30pm | Evening |
| Venus | Tau | −4.2 | 4:10am | 9:12am | 2:14pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 6:41am | 11:23am | 4:04pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 7:34am | 12:24pm | 5:13pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.9 | 10:20am | 4:00pm | 9:40pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 3:23pm | 10:46pm | 6:13am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 4:47pm | 12:01am | 7:20am | 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 92% 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 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2156
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 28 September 2026.