The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2185
Highlights this month
- 2SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (5:44pm)
- 2SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:16pm)
- 3SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (6:59pm)
- 10SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (4:30am)
- 14ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (21° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best morning apparition. (2:35am)
- 25MonThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (6:07am)
- 30SatSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 14% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30SatAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 14% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:38am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Sun 10 | 7:36am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:50pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 20 | 7:31am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 31 | 7:22am | 5:32pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 5, 1:18am
- Full MoonWed 13, 4:46am
- Last QuarterWed 20, 5:38pm
- New MoonWed 27, 8:28am
Apogee 9 Jul (405,900 km) · Perigee 25 Jul (362,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 0.1 | 6:03am | 10:56am | 3:50pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 5:18am | 10:08am | 2:58pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 1.1 | 10:52am | 4:57pm | 11:02pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.3 | 2:25pm | 9:41pm | 5:02am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.8 | 10:08am | 3:42pm | 9:17pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 1:15am | 6:42am | 12:08pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 10:09pm | 4:26am | 10:39am | 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 14% 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 14% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2185
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 14 October 2026.