The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2084
Highlights this month
- 3ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:55pm)
- 4FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:59pm)
- 12SatUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Capricornus (mag 5.7). (2:34am)
- 13SunPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 13SunVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (4:22pm)
- 14MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:36am)
- 22TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best morning apparition. (10:37pm)
- 26SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (6:29pm)
- 27SunThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (9:23pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 7:20am | 5:32pm | 10h 12m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Thu 10 | 7:11am | 5:40pm | 10h 29m | 7:10pm | 5:41am |
| Sun 20 | 6:58am | 5:49pm | 10h 51m | 7:17pm | 5:30am |
| Thu 31 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
Days lengthen by about 64 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 2, 3:09am
- First QuarterWed 9, 7:38pm
- Full MoonWed 16, 10:28am
- Last QuarterWed 23, 1:36pm
- New MoonThu 31, 5:50pm
Perigee 15 Aug (360,100 km) · Apogee 27 Aug (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 1.5 | 6:09am | 11:21am | 4:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.1 | 4:26am | 9:20am | 2:13pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | −0.6 | 12:04am | 5:25am | 10:46am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.8 | 4:29am | 9:13am | 1:58pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.6 | 8:51pm | 3:00am | 9:04am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.7 | 5:17pm | 12:14am | 7:07am | All night |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 6:35am | 11:41am | 4:47pm | 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 bright 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2084
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 27 August 2026.