The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2060
Highlights this month
- 1SunVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.3) — best morning apparition. (6:23pm)
- 4WedVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 3° apart. (9:26pm)
- 9MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:06am)
- 13FriPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 21SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (2:14pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 12m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Tue 10 | 7:11am | 5:40pm | 10h 29m | 7:10pm | 5:41am |
| Fri 20 | 6:58am | 5:48pm | 10h 50m | 7:17pm | 5:30am |
| Tue 31 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 4, 9:18pm
- Full MoonThu 12, 11:00am
- Last QuarterThu 19, 4:23am
- New MoonThu 26, 10:53am
Apogee 3 Aug (404,800 km) · Perigee 15 Aug (366,100 km) · Apogee 31 Aug (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −1.4 | 7:31am | 12:52pm | 6:13pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.2 | 4:22am | 9:17am | 2:11pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | 1.6 | 5:24am | 10:10am | 2:56pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.8 | 3:54am | 8:39am | 1:23pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | 0.0 | 2:50am | 7:42am | 12:34pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 10:10am | 4:52pm | 11:35pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.9 | 3:13am | 8:02am | 12:52pm | 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2060
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.