The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — July 2193
Highlights this month
- 2TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (8:05pm)
- 15MonNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:31am)
- 18ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:10am)
- 30TueSouthern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 25/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30TueAlpha Capricornids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 30TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.3° apart. (6:03pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:38am | 5:11pm | 9h 33m | 6:45pm | 6:03am |
| Wed 10 | 7:36am | 5:16pm | 9h 40m | 6:50pm | 6:02am |
| Sat 20 | 7:31am | 5:23pm | 9h 52m | 6:55pm | 5:58am |
| Wed 31 | 7:22am | 5:32pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:51am |
Days lengthen by about 37 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 6, 8:58pm
- Full MoonSun 14, 8:30pm
- Last QuarterSun 21, 10:16pm
- New MoonSun 28, 6:23pm
Apogee 8 Jul (405,000 km) · Perigee 23 Jul (369,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Gem | −2.0 | 7:27am | 12:13pm | 4:59pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.7 | 5:21am | 10:10am | 3:00pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | −1.2 | 10:29pm | 4:48am | 11:04am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 9:27am | 2:48pm | 8:08pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.1 | 2:35pm | 9:48pm | 5:06am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 3:54am | 8:48am | 1:42pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 11:37pm | 5:32am | 11:24am | 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 4% 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 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — July 2193
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 22 October 2026.