The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2065
Highlights this month
- 1SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:37am)
- 5WedUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:33am)
- 9SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:00pm)
- 10MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best morning apparition. (2:29pm)
- 13ThuPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 13ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (6:48pm)
- 16SunMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:42am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 11m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Mon 10 | 7:11am | 5:40pm | 10h 29m | 7:09pm | 5:42am |
| Thu 20 | 6:59am | 5:48pm | 10h 50m | 7:17pm | 5:30am |
| Mon 31 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 15m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 2, 3:49pm
- First QuarterSun 9, 3:55pm
- Full MoonSun 16, 1:46pm
- Last QuarterMon 24, 9:55am
Perigee 10 Aug (369,800 km) · Apogee 23 Aug (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.6 | 6:12am | 11:13am | 4:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 5:20am | 10:11am | 3:03pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | −2.1 | 2:12pm | 9:54pm | 5:40am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.7 | 10:11am | 4:50pm | 11:30pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.3 | 6:57am | 12:07pm | 5:16pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 11:16am | 6:23pm | 1:33am | Evening |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.9 | 4:03am | 8:50am | 1:37pm | 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 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2065
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 16 August 2026.