The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2166
Highlights this month
- 2WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (5:45pm)
- 9WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −0.1). (2:12am)
- 13SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (6:36am)
- 23WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:05am)
- 29TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:27pm)
- 30WedSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30WedAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 10% 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 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 5, 8:17pm
- Full MoonSun 13, 3:33pm
- Last QuarterSun 20, 12:45pm
- New MoonSun 27, 1:24pm
Apogee 6 Jul (404,700 km) · Perigee 19 Jul (369,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.0 | 6:33am | 11:20am | 4:06pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 6:33am | 11:18am | 4:03pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.7 | 10:00am | 3:35pm | 9:10pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.9 | 3:54am | 8:51am | 1:47pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | −0.1 | 4:39pm | 12:00am | 7:16am | All night |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.7 | 6:53pm | 1:56am | 8:54am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 6:38pm | 1:41am | 8:41am | Morning |
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 10% 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 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2166
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 6 October 2026.