The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2052
Highlights this month
- 4SunVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (2:33am)
- 7WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best morning apparition. (3:55pm)
- 11SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (8:03pm)
- 13TuePerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 16FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.8° apart. (1:02pm)
- 21WedThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (10:22am)
- 21WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aquarius (mag 0.2). (8:26pm)
- 27TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.9° apart. (2:25pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 12m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Sat 10 | 7:11am | 5:40pm | 10h 29m | 7:10pm | 5:41am |
| Tue 20 | 6:58am | 5:48pm | 10h 50m | 7:17pm | 5:30am |
| Sat 31 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 2, 11:28pm
- Full MoonSat 10, 10:58pm
- Last QuarterSun 18, 12:44am
- New MoonSat 24, 9:07pm
Apogee 4 Aug (404,900 km) · Perigee 19 Aug (369,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.9 | 6:18am | 11:19am | 4:20pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.2 | 4:21am | 9:16am | 2:11pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | −1.0 | 11:22pm | 4:55am | 10:26am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 8:58am | 3:04pm | 9:09pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.3 | 6:06pm | 12:54am | 7:38am | All night |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 8:40am | 2:38pm | 8:36pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 1:49am | 6:48am | 11:47am | 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 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2052
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.