The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2184
Highlights this month
- 10SatJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:18pm)
- 11SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:28am)
- 11SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (5:46pm)
- 17SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:52pm)
- 21WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:02pm)
- 27TueVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.4° apart. (7:04pm)
- 30FriSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A 52% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30FriAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 52% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 31SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (5:54pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:38am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sat 10 | 7:36am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:50pm | 6:02am |
| Tue 20 | 7:31am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:56pm | 5:58am |
| Sat 31 | 7:22am | 5:32pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 1, 4:07pm
- New MoonThu 8, 9:56am
- First QuarterFri 16, 2:27am
- Full MoonFri 23, 10:34pm
- Last QuarterFri 30, 8:32pm
Perigee 4 Jul (367,500 km) · Apogee 16 Jul (404,800 km) · Perigee 29 Jul (369,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 4.7 | 6:50am | 11:54am | 4:59pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.7 | 8:56am | 2:02pm | 7:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 1.3 | 4:49am | 9:36am | 2:23pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −2.0 | 12:39pm | 7:29pm | 2:23am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.5 | 9:35am | 2:56pm | 8:17pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 12:55am | 6:26am | 11:57am | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 9:57pm | 4:16am | 10:32am | 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 52% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 52% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — July 2184
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 13 October 2026.