The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2027
Highlights this month
- 7SatThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (3:11am)
- 11WedSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:24am)
- 11WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:50pm)
- 12ThuVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:48am)
- 13FriPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 31TueJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:17pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 10m | 7:02pm | 5:50am |
| Tue 10 | 7:12am | 5:39pm | 10h 27m | 7:09pm | 5:42am |
| Fri 20 | 7:00am | 5:48pm | 10h 48m | 7:16pm | 5:31am |
| Tue 31 | 6:44am | 5:57pm | 11h 13m | 7:25pm | 5:17am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 2, 8:07pm
- First QuarterMon 9, 2:51pm
- Full MoonTue 17, 5:33pm
- Last QuarterWed 25, 12:35pm
Perigee 2 Aug (356,700 km) · Apogee 15 Aug (406,200 km) · Perigee 31 Aug (358,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −1.6 | 7:26am | 12:42pm | 5:59pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 7:16am | 12:30pm | 5:44pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.3 | 9:29am | 3:55pm | 10:21pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.5 | 7:45am | 1:12pm | 6:40pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.3 | 10:55pm | 4:35am | 10:11am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 2:30am | 7:19am | 12:08pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 9:12pm | 3:14am | 9:12am | 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 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2027
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.