The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2173
Highlights this month
- 3SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (1:27am)
- 13TueThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (7:32pm)
- 21WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (7:46pm)
- 22ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:15pm)
- 27TueSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:47am)
- 30FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (2:50am)
- 30FriSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 65% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30FriAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 65% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:38am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sat 10 | 7:36am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:50pm | 6:02am |
| Tue 20 | 7:31am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:03pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 2, 5:08pm
- New MoonSat 10, 12:42pm
- First QuarterSun 18, 3:17pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 25, 9:17am
Apogee 12 Jul (406,200 km) · Perigee 25 Jul (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −1.6 | 7:06am | 11:51am | 4:36pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.9 | 9:40am | 3:03pm | 8:26pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 7:14am | 11:57am | 4:41pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.2 | 2:08pm | 9:22pm | 4:40am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.7 | 11:46pm | 5:42am | 11:34am | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 9:16pm | 3:45am | 10:11am | Morning |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.8 | 7:55pm | 2:43am | 9:27am | 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 65% 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 65% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2173
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 8 October 2026.