The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2019
Highlights this month
- 1ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:53am)
- 10SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best morning apparition. (8:58am)
- 10SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (9:46am)
- 12MonJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:39am)
- 12MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:02pm)
- 12MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.0° apart. (7:56pm)
- 13TuePerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 14WedVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:40pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 10m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
| Sat 10 | 7:12am | 5:39pm | 10h 27m | 7:09pm | 5:42am |
| Tue 20 | 7:00am | 5:47pm | 10h 48m | 7:16pm | 5:31am |
| Sat 31 | 6:44am | 5:57pm | 11h 13m | 7:25pm | 5:17am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 1, 1:14pm
- First QuarterThu 8, 3:28am
- Full MoonThu 15, 10:34pm
- Last QuarterSat 24, 12:59am
- New MoonFri 30, 8:38pm
Perigee 2 Aug (358,900 km) · Apogee 17 Aug (406,200 km) · Perigee 31 Aug (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.6 | 6:13am | 11:13am | 4:13pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 7:14am | 12:27pm | 5:41pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 7:29am | 12:49pm | 6:10pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.1 | 12:22pm | 7:39pm | 3:00am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.1 | 2:32pm | 9:49pm | 5:11am | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 11:43pm | 5:06am | 10:25am | Morning |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 7:42pm | 2:06am | 8:26am | Morning |
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 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2019
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 15 July 2026.