The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2044
Highlights this month
- 6SatVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (10:44am)
- 7SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:20pm)
- 13SatPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 82% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 14SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:40pm)
- 15MonUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:51am)
- 18ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:11am)
- 23TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:39pm)
- 28SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:22am)
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 | 5:40pm | 10h 29m | 7:09pm | 5:41am |
| Sat 20 | 6:59am | 5:48pm | 10h 50m | 7:17pm | 5:30am |
| Wed 31 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 1, 3:44am
- Full MoonTue 9, 7:15am
- Last QuarterTue 16, 8:09pm
- New MoonTue 23, 11:08am
- First QuarterTue 30, 7:22pm
Apogee 5 Aug (405,800 km) · Perigee 21 Aug (362,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 6.1 | 6:43am | 12:12pm | 5:41pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.2 | 4:20am | 9:15am | 2:10pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 1.0 | 9:49am | 4:28pm | 11:07pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.5 | 3:36pm | 10:48pm | 6:04am | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 11:13am | 6:10pm | 1:11am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 7:09am | 12:24pm | 5:38pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 12:21am | 5:36am | 10:51am | 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 82% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2044
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.