The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2035
Highlights this month
- 1WedSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:05pm)
- 10FriVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:59am)
- 13MonPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 72% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 16ThuMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:50pm)
- 22WedThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (12:41am)
- 25SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (9:17pm)
- 31FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (2:06am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:21am | 5:31pm | 10h 10m | 7:02pm | 5:50am |
| Fri 10 | 7:12am | 5:39pm | 10h 27m | 7:09pm | 5:42am |
| Mon 20 | 7:00am | 5:48pm | 10h 48m | 7:16pm | 5:31am |
| Fri 31 | 6:44am | 5:57pm | 11h 13m | 7:25pm | 5:16am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 4, 3:14am
- First QuarterSat 11, 7:56am
- Full MoonSun 19, 11:02am
- Last QuarterSun 26, 7:13pm
Perigee 2 Aug (360,500 km) · Apogee 14 Aug (405,500 km) · Perigee 30 Aug (365,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −0.1 | 8:08am | 1:52pm | 7:37pm | Evening |
| Venus | Leo | −3.8 | 7:17am | 12:32pm | 5:47pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | −2.2 | 8:27pm | 2:52am | 9:12am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.2 | 12:49am | 5:58am | 11:06am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.2 | 6:37am | 11:40am | 4:43pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 5:01am | 9:45am | 2:29pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 10:40pm | 4:21am | 9:58am | 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 72% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2035
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.