The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2183
Highlights this month
- 3ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (26° from the Sun, mag 0.5) — best evening apparition. (9:32am)
- 16WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:12pm)
- 21MonVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:25am)
- 24ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 0.3° apart. (7:46pm)
- 26SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (5:58pm)
- 28MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:56pm)
- 30WedSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 74% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30WedAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 74% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 31ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:00am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:38am | 5:10pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Thu 10 | 7:36am | 5:15pm | 9h 39m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 6, 1:20am
- Last QuarterSat 12, 6:14pm
- New MoonSun 20, 1:23am
- First QuarterMon 28, 5:09am
Perigee 9 Jul (365,700 km) · Apogee 25 Jul (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 1.5 | 8:34am | 1:50pm | 7:06pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.2 | 5:45am | 10:47am | 3:50pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.5 | 10:20am | 4:06pm | 9:51pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.7 | 11:28am | 5:45pm | 12:05am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.3 | 9:02am | 2:11pm | 7:20pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 12:38am | 6:14am | 11:50am | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 9:49pm | 4:11am | 10:29am | 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 74% 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 74% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2183
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 12 October 2026.