The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2181
Highlights this month
- 7SatVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.9° apart. (5:45pm)
- 16MonSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:20am)
- 20FriUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:36am)
- 21SatVenus and Mars in conjunction — 0.3° apart. (8:10pm)
- 25WedMercury and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.1° apart. (5:58pm)
- 30MonSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 80% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30MonAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 80% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:38am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Tue 10 | 7:36am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:50pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 20 | 7:31am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 31 | 7:22am | 5:32pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 4, 4:45am
- New MoonThu 12, 8:03am
- First QuarterFri 20, 2:06am
- Full MoonThu 26, 4:31pm
Apogee 10 Jul (406,200 km) · Perigee 25 Jul (359,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.7 | 8:38am | 1:38pm | 6:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.9 | 9:41am | 3:05pm | 8:29pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.7 | 9:48am | 3:17pm | 8:46pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 9:17am | 2:34pm | 7:50pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 7:38am | 12:29pm | 5:20pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 11:53pm | 5:43am | 11:28am | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 9:25pm | 3:52am | 10:16am | 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 80% 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 80% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2181
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 11 October 2026.