The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2175
Highlights this month
- 1SatVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:01pm)
- 7FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (9:09pm)
- 20ThuThe Moon passes Mercury — 1° apart. (5:54pm)
- 23SunVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:20am)
- 29SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (11:42am)
- 30SunSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30SunAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Mon 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Thu 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Mon 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 4, 1:37pm
- Last QuarterTue 11, 2:30pm
- New MoonTue 18, 11:20am
- First QuarterWed 26, 8:01am
Perigee 12 Jul (369,600 km) · Apogee 25 Jul (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.1 | 8:56am | 2:03pm | 7:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.1 | 5:57am | 10:59am | 4:01pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.7 | 8:01am | 12:51pm | 5:42pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.5 | 7:50pm | 2:42am | 9:29am | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.3 | 1:56am | 7:19am | 12:42pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 9:58pm | 4:17am | 10:33am | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 8:20pm | 3:03am | 9:42am | 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 88% 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 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2175
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.