The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2179
Highlights this month
- 1ThuVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:49pm)
- 4SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (22° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (1:43am)
- 12MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:07pm)
- 30FriSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 19% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30FriAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 19% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sat 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Tue 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 5, 8:21am
- First QuarterMon 12, 4:02am
- Full MoonMon 19, 6:22am
- Last QuarterTue 27, 6:21am
Perigee 10 Jul (369,000 km) · Apogee 25 Jul (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.7 | 6:22am | 11:10am | 3:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.8 | 7:53am | 12:43pm | 5:33pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 9:16am | 2:30pm | 7:44pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 6:22am | 11:06am | 3:50pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.0 | 5:58am | 10:45am | 3:32pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 11:16pm | 5:16am | 11:11am | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 9:04pm | 3:37am | 10:06am | 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 19% 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 19% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2179
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.