The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 1975
Highlights this month
- 1FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:05pm)
- 1FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (10:13pm)
- 4MonVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:10am)
- 9SatThe Moon passes Venus — 0.6° apart. (5:17pm)
- 13WedPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 15FriJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:02pm)
- 22FriNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:50am)
- 27WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:11am)
- 27WedVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:05pm)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Mars — 0.1° apart. (3:13pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
| Sun 10 | 7:13am | 5:38pm | 10h 26m | 7:08pm | 5:43am |
| Wed 20 | 7:00am | 5:47pm | 10h 47m | 7:16pm | 5:32am |
| Sun 31 | 6:45am | 5:57pm | 11h 12m | 7:24pm | 5:17am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 7, 10:01pm
- First QuarterThu 14, 12:22pm
- Full MoonFri 22, 5:47am
- Last QuarterSat 30, 9:20am
Perigee 9 Aug (359,500 km) · Apogee 24 Aug (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −0.8 | 7:50am | 1:19pm | 6:48pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −4.1 | 7:28am | 1:25pm | 7:21pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 0.2 | 1:41am | 6:42am | 11:42am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.4 | 10:43pm | 4:23am | 9:59am | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.1 | 5:50am | 10:42am | 3:35pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 10:00am | 4:36pm | 11:12pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 12:08pm | 7:17pm | 2:31am | Evening |
Meteor showers
- Perseids — peaks 13 August, radiant in Perseus (up to 100/hr). The famous northern shower, but its far-northern radiant scarcely rises from Victoria — only a trickle this far south. A 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — August 1975
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 23 August 2026.