The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2192
Highlights this month
- 6FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (22° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best morning apparition. (3:44am)
- 12ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:58pm)
- 29SunJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:58am)
- 30MonSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A bright 65% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30MonAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 65% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:38am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:46pm | 6:03am |
| Tue 10 | 7:36am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:50pm | 6:02am |
| Fri 20 | 7:31am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:56pm | 5:58am |
| Tue 31 | 7:22am | 5:32pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 2, 7:37pm
- New MoonMon 9, 10:34pm
- First QuarterWed 18, 12:12am
- Full MoonWed 25, 9:08am
Apogee 15 Jul (405,100 km) · Perigee 27 Jul (363,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −0.6 | 6:17am | 11:06am | 3:55pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.7 | 8:58am | 2:05pm | 7:11pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.8 | 8:24am | 1:21pm | 6:19pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.6 | 8:11am | 1:08pm | 6:05pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.2 | 1:51pm | 8:57pm | 4:07am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 3:34am | 8:31am | 1:28pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 11:25pm | 5:23am | 11:17am | 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 65% 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 65% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — July 2192
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.