The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2033
Highlights this month
- 2TueMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:35am)
- 12FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (6:21am)
- 13SatPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 13SatVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.3° apart. (8:16pm)
- 20SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:22pm)
- 21SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (5:18pm)
- 25ThuJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aquarius (mag −2.7). (3:24pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 11m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Wed 10 | 7:11am | 5:39pm | 10h 28m | 7:09pm | 5:42am |
| Sat 20 | 6:59am | 5:48pm | 10h 49m | 7:17pm | 5:30am |
| Wed 31 | 6:43am | 5:57pm | 11h 14m | 7:25pm | 5:16am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 3, 8:27pm
- Full MoonThu 11, 4:16am
- Last QuarterWed 17, 7:41pm
- New MoonThu 25, 7:37am
Apogee 1 Aug (405,200 km) · Perigee 13 Aug (362,500 km) · Apogee 29 Aug (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −1.7 | 6:57am | 12:04pm | 5:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.8 | 5:11am | 10:02am | 2:53pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | −1.6 | 1:05pm | 8:48pm | 4:34am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.7 | 6:28pm | 1:11am | 7:49am | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | 0.0 | 5:07am | 9:55am | 2:43pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 4:24am | 9:06am | 1:48pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 10:16pm | 4:02am | 9:44am | 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 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2033
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.