The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2188
Highlights this month
- 2WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:56pm)
- 3ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:20am)
- 15TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (7:01am)
- 21MonThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (5:13am)
- 28MonJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:49am)
- 29TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (10:36pm)
- 30WedSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A 42% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30WedAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 42% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 31ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (12:53pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:38am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:46pm | 6:03am |
| Thu 10 | 7:36am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:50pm | 6:02am |
| Sun 20 | 7:31am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:56pm | 5:58am |
| Thu 31 | 7:22am | 5:32pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 2, 5:47am
- Full MoonWed 9, 4:12am
- Last QuarterThu 17, 12:54am
- New MoonThu 24, 4:45pm
- First QuarterThu 31, 10:12am
Perigee 2 Jul (369,900 km) · Apogee 16 Jul (404,800 km) · Perigee 28 Jul (367,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.2 | 8:52am | 1:59pm | 7:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.1 | 4:15am | 9:15am | 2:16pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 6:53am | 11:36am | 4:18pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.3 | 11:17pm | 5:17am | 11:13am | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.7 | 11:37am | 5:53pm | 12:13am | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.9 | 2:14am | 7:27am | 12:40pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 10:41pm | 4:50am | 10:55am | 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 42% 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 42% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — July 2188
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 17 October 2026.