The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2046
Highlights this month
- 9ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:29am)
- 9ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (3:41am)
- 13MonPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 21TueSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:59am)
- 23ThuNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:10am)
- 23ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:01pm)
- 25SatUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:16am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 11m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Fri 10 | 7:12am | 5:39pm | 10h 28m | 7:09pm | 5:42am |
| Mon 20 | 6:59am | 5:48pm | 10h 49m | 7:17pm | 5:31am |
| Fri 31 | 6:44am | 5:57pm | 11h 14m | 7:25pm | 5:16am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonThu 2, 8:27pm
- First QuarterThu 9, 11:12am
- Full MoonFri 17, 12:53am
- Last QuarterSat 25, 4:37am
Perigee 4 Aug (361,800 km) · Apogee 20 Aug (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −1.6 | 6:48am | 11:52am | 4:57pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.7 | 6:21am | 11:20am | 4:19pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 0.4 | 10:35am | 5:37pm | 12:40am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.5 | 10:12pm | 3:59am | 9:42am | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.2 | 12:32pm | 7:46pm | 3:04am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 7:35am | 1:00pm | 6:24pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 12:45am | 5:56am | 11:06am | 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 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2046
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.