The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2055
Highlights this month
- 4WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (6:52am)
- 4WedVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:10pm)
- 12ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (9:03am)
- 13FriPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 72% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (6:46am)
- 25WedVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:07pm)
- 25WedJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:04pm)
- 26ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (27° from the Sun, mag 0.2) — best evening apparition. (7:46am)
- 27FriMercury and Mars in conjunction — 3° apart. (8:41am)
- 31TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (11:05am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Tue 10 | 7:12am | 5:39pm | 10h 27m | 7:09pm | 5:42am |
| Fri 20 | 6:59am | 5:48pm | 10h 48m | 7:16pm | 5:31am |
| Tue 31 | 6:44am | 5:57pm | 11h 13m | 7:25pm | 5:16am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 7, 9:00pm
- Last QuarterMon 16, 12:28am
- New MoonMon 23, 4:17am
- First QuarterSun 29, 6:32pm
Apogee 12 Aug (405,600 km) · Perigee 24 Aug (359,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 0.0 | 8:11am | 1:59pm | 7:48pm | Evening |
| Venus | Cnc | −4.0 | 5:46am | 11:11am | 4:36pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 8:35am | 2:29pm | 8:24pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.2 | 1:16pm | 8:38pm | 4:04am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.5 | 9:23pm | 3:25am | 9:23am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 9:15am | 3:30pm | 9:45pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 2:24am | 7:19am | 12:13pm | 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 72% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2055
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.