The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2182
Highlights this month
- 6SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (9:41pm)
- 21SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (1:13pm)
- 24WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:37pm)
- 30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 31WedSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:51am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:38am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Wed 10 | 7:36am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 20 | 7:31am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 1, 8:38am
- First QuarterTue 9, 12:22pm
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 16, 9:43am
- Last QuarterTue 23, 1:12am
- New MoonTue 30, 11:27pm
Apogee 4 Jul (406,000 km) · Perigee 17 Jul (357,300 km) · Apogee 31 Jul (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.2 | 9:00am | 2:13pm | 7:26pm | Evening |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 6:38am | 11:23am | 4:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.0 | 3:31am | 8:31am | 1:31pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 10:23am | 4:09pm | 9:54pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.1 | 8:22am | 1:21pm | 6:20pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 12:18am | 5:58am | 11:39am | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 9:37pm | 4:02am | 10:23am | 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 0% 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2182
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.