The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2026

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

2SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (6:04pm)
9SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (3:52pm)
13ThuPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
15SatVenus at greatest evening elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best evening apparition. (3:40pm)
16SunThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (4:59pm)
28FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:51am)

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Sat 1	7:21am	5:32pm	10h 10m	7:03pm	5:50am
Mon 10	7:12am	5:39pm	10h 27m	7:09pm	5:42am
Thu 20	6:59am	5:48pm	10h 48m	7:16pm	5:31am
Mon 31	6:44am	5:57pm	11h 13m	7:25pm	5:16am

Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.

Perigee 10 Aug (363,200 km) · Apogee 22 Aug (405,100 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Cnc	−1.3	6:33am	11:35am	4:36pm	Hidden
Venus	Vir	−4.3	8:57am	3:14pm	9:31pm	Evening
Mars	Gem	1.3	4:15am	8:57am	1:39pm	Morning
Jupiter	Cnc	−1.6	6:34am	11:37am	4:39pm	Hidden
Saturn	Psc	0.4	9:49pm	3:44am	9:36am	Morning
Uranus	Tau	5.8	2:09am	7:01am	11:53am	Morning
Neptune	Psc	7.8	8:59pm	3:04am	9:05am	Morning

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 thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.

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.