The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2039
Highlights this month
- 5FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (5:06pm)
- 7SunNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:35pm)
- 9TueVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:05am)
- 13SatPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 13SatThe Moon passes Mars — 0.3° apart. (9:18pm)
- 22MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (4:10pm)
- 30TueVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:47am)
- 30TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:13pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:21am | 5:31pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Wed 10 | 7:12am | 5:39pm | 10h 27m | 7:09pm | 5:42am |
| Sat 20 | 7:00am | 5:48pm | 10h 48m | 7:16pm | 5:31am |
| Wed 31 | 6:44am | 5:57pm | 11h 13m | 7:25pm | 5:16am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 4, 7:53pm
- Last QuarterFri 12, 5:39am
- New MoonSat 20, 6:57am
- First QuarterSat 27, 9:17am
Perigee 2 Aug (364,000 km) · Apogee 14 Aug (405,000 km) · Perigee 29 Aug (369,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −1.0 | 6:24am | 11:25am | 4:25pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.8 | 6:06am | 11:37am | 5:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | 0.6 | 2:27am | 7:19am | 12:11pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.5 | 7:53am | 1:25pm | 6:57pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 1.0 | 8:47am | 2:40pm | 8:33pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.7 | 6:04am | 10:58am | 3:52pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 11:25pm | 4:55am | 10:22am | 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 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — August 2039
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.