The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2036
Highlights this month
- 8FriVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (6:55pm)
- 12TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.3) — best evening apparition. (12:16pm)
- 13WedPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 68% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 15FriSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:38am)
- 17SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (1:47pm)
- 18MonThe Moon passes Venus — 0.4° apart. (10:03pm)
- 25MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:26pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 11m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Sun 10 | 7:11am | 5:40pm | 10h 29m | 7:09pm | 5:41am |
| Wed 20 | 6:59am | 5:48pm | 10h 50m | 7:17pm | 5:30am |
| Sun 31 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 7, 12:52pm
- Last QuarterFri 15, 11:43am
- New MoonFri 22, 3:36am
- First QuarterFri 29, 12:41am
Apogee 7 Aug (406,300 km) · Perigee 21 Aug (357,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.4 | 8:06am | 2:03pm | 8:00pm | Evening |
| Venus | Gem | −4.2 | 4:19am | 9:15am | 2:10pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | 1.8 | 7:46am | 1:16pm | 6:46pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.9 | 3:18am | 8:05am | 12:51pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.3 | 7:12am | 12:25pm | 5:39pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 5:15am | 10:00am | 2:46pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 10:49pm | 4:27am | 10:01am | 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 68% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2036
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.