The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2170
Highlights this month
- 3TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (7:08am)
- 4WedVenus at greatest evening elongation (45° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (8:01am)
- 13FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:53am)
- 19ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (10:48pm)
- 26ThuVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 3° apart. (8:30pm)
- 27FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:39pm)
- 30MonSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30MonAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (8:13pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Tue 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 6, 6:43pm
- New MoonSat 14, 9:34am
- First QuarterSat 21, 2:29am
- Full MoonSat 28, 9:07am
Apogee 5 Jul (404,800 km) · Perigee 17 Jul (366,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 2.1 | 8:22am | 1:37pm | 6:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.4 | 9:51am | 3:26pm | 9:01pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 0.9 | 11:06am | 5:19pm | 11:33pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 10:15am | 3:56pm | 9:37pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.6 | 8:42pm | 3:22am | 9:59am | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 8:16pm | 3:00am | 9:41am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 7:23pm | 2:18am | 9:09am | 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 bright 95% 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 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2170
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.