The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 1984
Highlights this month
- 1WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (9:31am)
- 4SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (9:21am)
- 5SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (9:41am)
- 8WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (10:20am)
- 13MonPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 14TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:41am)
- 18SatUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:54pm)
- 29WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:28am)
- 30ThuJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:09am)
- 31FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.5° apart. (6:42pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Fri 10 | 7:12am | 5:39pm | 10h 28m | 7:09pm | 5:42am |
| Mon 20 | 6:59am | 5:48pm | 10h 49m | 7:16pm | 5:31am |
| Fri 31 | 6:44am | 5:57pm | 11h 14m | 7:25pm | 5:16am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 4, 12:33pm
- Full MoonSun 12, 1:44am
- Last QuarterMon 20, 5:40am
- New MoonMon 27, 5:32am
Apogee 15 Aug (405,900 km) · Perigee 28 Aug (358,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 1.3 | 7:45am | 1:38pm | 7:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 7:57am | 1:30pm | 7:03pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | −0.2 | 11:10am | 6:28pm | 1:47am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.3 | 1:37pm | 8:59pm | 4:25am | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 10:36am | 5:20pm | 12:07am | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.6 | 12:00pm | 7:15pm | 2:35am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 1:21pm | 8:39pm | 4:00am | 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 bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 1984
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 August 2026.