The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2169
Highlights this month
- 12WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (8:35pm)
- 14FriVenus and Mars in conjunction — 2° apart. (7:05am)
- 16SunMercury and Jupiter in conjunction — 1° apart. (6:55pm)
- 18TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (11:26am)
- 22SatThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (5:53am)
- 22SatThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (6:58am)
- 30SunSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A 43% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30SunAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 43% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 31MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:40pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:38am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Mon 10 | 7:36am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:50pm | 6:02am |
| Thu 20 | 7:31am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:03pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 2, 1:19am
- Full MoonSun 9, 3:45pm
- Last QuarterMon 17, 7:11pm
- New MoonMon 24, 6:10pm
- First QuarterMon 31, 8:53am
Apogee 12 Jul (406,000 km) · Perigee 25 Jul (357,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.3 | 9:00am | 2:14pm | 7:29pm | Evening |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 5:13am | 10:04am | 2:54pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | 1.4 | 5:16am | 10:01am | 2:45pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 9:08am | 2:20pm | 7:33pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.3 | 7:38pm | 2:33am | 9:23am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 7:54pm | 2:44am | 9:29am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 7:11pm | 2:08am | 9:01am | 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 43% 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 43% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — July 2169
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 7 October 2026.