The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2174
Highlights this month
- 6WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:03pm)
- 7ThuMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:50pm)
- 9SatJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −2.6). (5:09pm)
- 11MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (3:31am)
- 14ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:51pm)
- 30SatSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30SatAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 31SunThe Moon passes Mercury — 5° apart. (6:02pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:38am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sun 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 7, 5:56pm
- Full MoonFri 15, 1:50am
- Last QuarterThu 21, 5:13pm
- New MoonFri 29, 4:51am
Apogee 5 Jul (405,200 km) · Perigee 17 Jul (362,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −1.2 | 8:17am | 1:10pm | 6:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 6:35am | 11:20am | 4:05pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | −1.3 | 1:16pm | 8:38pm | 4:03am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.6 | 4:39pm | 11:57pm | 7:20am | All night |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.5 | 12:53am | 6:30am | 12:07pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 9:37pm | 4:01am | 10:22am | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 8:08pm | 2:53am | 9:35am | 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 2% 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 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2174
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.