The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2172
Highlights this month
- 2ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (1:27am)
- 6MonJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:27pm)
- 11SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (21° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (1:13am)
- 11SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (11:51pm)
- 13MonSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:18am)
- 29WedThe Moon passes Mars — 0.8° apart. (12:12am)
- 30ThuSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 68% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30ThuAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 68% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:38am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Fri 10 | 7:36am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:50pm | 6:02am |
| Mon 20 | 7:31am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 31 | 7:22am | 5:32pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 6, 9:21am
- Last QuarterMon 13, 7:58am
- New MoonTue 21, 12:01pm
- First QuarterWed 29, 2:00am
Perigee 5 Jul (357,800 km) · Apogee 18 Jul (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.1 | 6:06am | 10:58am | 3:49pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.2 | 4:12am | 9:14am | 2:15pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 0.1 | 11:49am | 6:29pm | 1:10am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.9 | 12:28pm | 7:13pm | 2:03am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.9 | 10:44pm | 4:55am | 11:01am | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 8:55pm | 3:29am | 10:00am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 7:43pm | 2:34am | 9:20am | 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 68% 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 68% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2172
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.