The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2078
Highlights this month
- 2TueJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:46am)
- 4ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:16pm)
- 13SatPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A 28% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 13SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best morning apparition. (12:49pm)
- 15MonThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (11:22pm)
- 17WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (4:19am)
- 20SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (11:52am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 11m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Wed 10 | 7:11am | 5:40pm | 10h 28m | 7:09pm | 5:42am |
| Sat 20 | 6:59am | 5:48pm | 10h 49m | 7:17pm | 5:30am |
| Wed 31 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 14m | 7:25pm | 5:16am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 1, 7:15am
- New MoonMon 8, 5:48am
- First QuarterTue 16, 3:37am
- Full MoonTue 23, 6:21pm
- Last QuarterTue 30, 12:17pm
Perigee 1 Aug (369,900 km) · Apogee 15 Aug (404,800 km) · Perigee 27 Aug (366,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.3 | 6:07am | 11:09am | 4:11pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.7 | 6:29am | 11:30am | 4:31pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 0.1 | 10:47am | 5:56pm | 1:05am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sco | −2.0 | 11:47am | 6:59pm | 2:14am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.1 | 2:39pm | 9:56pm | 5:17am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.7 | 3:13pm | 10:28pm | 5:48am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 5:54am | 10:50am | 3:47pm | Hidden |
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 28% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — August 2078
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 22 August 2026.