The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2191
Highlights this month
- 3SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:08am)
- 3SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (5:45pm)
- 7ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (7:04am)
- 7ThuMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Sagittarius (mag −2.6). (9:01am)
- 11MonNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:22am)
- 14ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:50pm)
- 18MonVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:18pm)
- 24SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best morning apparition. (11:52pm)
- 28ThuSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:10am)
- 30SatSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A 58% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 30SatAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 58% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
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 | 5:15pm | 9h 40m | 6:49pm | 6:02am |
| Wed 20 | 7:31am | 5:22pm | 9h 51m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Sun 31 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 36 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 7, 10:04am
- Last QuarterThu 14, 12:25am
- New MoonThu 21, 7:08pm
- First QuarterFri 29, 10:09pm
Perigee 8 Jul (358,900 km) · Apogee 23 Jul (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | 2.0 | 6:18am | 11:17am | 4:17pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −4.3 | 5:34am | 10:36am | 3:39pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | −2.5 | 4:00pm | 11:42pm | 7:30am | All night |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 6:38am | 11:22am | 4:06pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.3 | 1:16pm | 8:12pm | 3:12am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 3:16am | 8:17am | 1:18pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 11:17pm | 5:18am | 11:14am | 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 58% 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 58% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — July 2191
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 21 October 2026.