The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 1992
Highlights this month
- 3MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:41am)
- 7FriSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Capricornus (mag 0.1). (7:54pm)
- 12WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:38pm)
- 13ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (7:25am)
- 13ThuPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 21FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best morning apparition. (11:52am)
- 23SunThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (6:39am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 11m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Mon 10 | 7:12am | 5:39pm | 10h 28m | 7:09pm | 5:42am |
| Thu 20 | 6:59am | 5:48pm | 10h 49m | 7:17pm | 5:30am |
| Mon 31 | 6:44am | 5:57pm | 11h 14m | 7:25pm | 5:16am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 5, 8:57pm
- Full MoonThu 13, 8:33pm
- Last QuarterFri 21, 8:05pm
- New MoonFri 28, 12:42pm
Apogee 14 Aug (406,300 km) · Perigee 28 Aug (357,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 1.1 | 6:08am | 11:17am | 4:26pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 7:59am | 1:32pm | 7:06pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 0.7 | 2:41am | 7:31am | 12:21pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.5 | 8:18am | 2:02pm | 7:46pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.1 | 4:53pm | 11:52pm | 6:56am | All night |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 2:26pm | 9:47pm | 5:12am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.8 | 2:40pm | 9:55pm | 5:14am | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 1992
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 18 August 2026.