The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2087
Highlights this month
- 11MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:33am)
- 13WedPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 16SatVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:56pm)
- 20WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (12:56pm)
- 25MonUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aquarius (mag 5.8). (7:14am)
- 25MonThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (5:32pm)
- 26TueSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:20pm)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (5:39pm)
- 31SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:15am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 11m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Sun 10 | 7:12am | 5:40pm | 10h 28m | 7:09pm | 5:42am |
| Wed 20 | 6:59am | 5:48pm | 10h 49m | 7:17pm | 5:31am |
| Sun 31 | 6:44am | 5:57pm | 11h 14m | 7:25pm | 5:16am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 6, 9:46pm
- Full MoonThu 14, 5:03pm
- Last QuarterThu 21, 1:36pm
- New MoonThu 28, 3:05pm
Apogee 7 Aug (404,700 km) · Perigee 19 Aug (369,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −0.6 | 7:54am | 1:28pm | 7:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.4 | 5:11am | 10:27am | 3:43pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 8:41am | 2:39pm | 8:38pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.5 | 8:26am | 2:14pm | 8:03pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.1 | 12:15am | 5:33am | 10:52am | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 6:23pm | 1:05am | 7:44am | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 8.0 | 6:57am | 12:09pm | 5:21pm | 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 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2087
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 28 August 2026.