The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2157
Highlights this month
- 1FriVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 1° apart. (7:18pm)
- 9SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (5:46pm)
- 10SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:28am)
- 12TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag 7.8). (5:06pm)
- 24SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:50pm)
- 30SatSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30SatAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:38am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sun 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 7, 4:20am
- First QuarterFri 15, 1:50am
- Full MoonFri 22, 4:59pm
- Last QuarterFri 29, 11:06am
Apogee 14 Jul (404,800 km) · Perigee 26 Jul (367,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 3.0 | 8:07am | 1:21pm | 6:35pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 9:37am | 2:59pm | 8:22pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | −0.3 | 12:13pm | 7:07pm | 2:02am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 8:58am | 2:07pm | 7:16pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 1.0 | 10:51am | 4:45pm | 10:39pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.6 | 3:44pm | 11:07pm | 6:33am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 4:59pm | 12:16am | 7:29am | 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 36% 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 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — July 2157
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 29 September 2026.