The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2057
Highlights this month
- 2ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:28pm)
- 5SunThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (5:03am)
- 13MonPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 16ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (4:57pm)
- 17FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:52pm)
- 18SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:42pm)
- 20MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:52pm)
- 26SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:26pm)
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 | 7:11am | 5:40pm | 10h 28m | 7:09pm | 5:42am |
| Mon 20 | 6:59am | 5:48pm | 10h 49m | 7:17pm | 5:30am |
| Fri 31 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 14m | 7:25pm | 5:16am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 1, 12:37am
- First QuarterWed 8, 11:34am
- Full MoonWed 15, 3:18am
- Last QuarterWed 22, 12:05pm
- New MoonThu 30, 2:00pm
Perigee 12 Aug (363,400 km) · Apogee 24 Aug (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 5.5 | 6:57am | 12:33pm | 6:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.8 | 5:18am | 10:09am | 3:00pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 9:03am | 3:15pm | 9:27pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.7 | 7:24pm | 1:53am | 8:17am | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 11:32pm | 5:03am | 10:30am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 9:36am | 4:02pm | 10:28pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 2:43am | 7:35am | 12:27pm | 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 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2057
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.