The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2028
Highlights this month
- 11FriVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (3:06am)
- 13SunPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A 52% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 17ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (1:33pm)
- 18FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.3° apart. (4:38am)
- 22TueThe Moon passes Mercury — 4° apart. (11:15am)
- 24ThuSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:39am)
- 28MonMercury and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (7:17am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 11m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Thu 10 | 7:11am | 5:40pm | 10h 28m | 7:09pm | 5:42am |
| Sun 20 | 6:59am | 5:48pm | 10h 50m | 7:17pm | 5:30am |
| Thu 31 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 14m | 7:25pm | 5:15am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 5, 6:14pm
- Last QuarterSun 13, 9:47pm
- New MoonSun 20, 8:45pm
- First QuarterSun 27, 11:33am
Apogee 9 Aug (406,000 km) · Perigee 21 Aug (357,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −0.4 | 8:00am | 1:38pm | 7:17pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.3 | 4:18am | 9:14am | 2:10pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 5:13am | 9:57am | 2:42pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 8:42am | 2:39pm | 8:35pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 12:02am | 5:23am | 10:44am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 2:47am | 7:34am | 12:21pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 9:20pm | 3:19am | 9:15am | 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 52% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — August 2028
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.