The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2178
Highlights this month
- 1WedVenus at greatest evening elongation (45° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (10:56pm)
- 8WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:26am)
- 11SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:29am)
- 12SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (7:05am)
- 13MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (6:01am)
- 18SatThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (8:27pm)
- 21TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (11:27pm)
- 30ThuSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30ThuAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 100% 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 | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Mon 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Fri 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 8, 3:22pm
- New MoonWed 15, 6:16pm
- First QuarterWed 22, 8:27am
- Full MoonThu 30, 2:26am
Apogee 4 Jul (405,600 km) · Perigee 17 Jul (359,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 1.3 | 6:09am | 11:07am | 4:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.4 | 9:50am | 3:24pm | 8:59pm | Evening |
| Mars | Psc | −0.6 | 11:48pm | 5:44am | 11:38am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.9 | 4:14am | 9:08am | 2:01pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.0 | 5:00am | 9:51am | 2:42pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 10:56pm | 5:00am | 11:01am | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 8:52pm | 3:28am | 9:59am | 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 100% 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2178
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 10 October 2026.