The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2093
Highlights this month
- 7FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:30pm)
- 10MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (3:45pm)
- 13ThuPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A 57% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 24MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:42am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 12m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Mon 10 | 7:11am | 5:40pm | 10h 29m | 7:10pm | 5:41am |
| Thu 20 | 6:58am | 5:49pm | 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
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 7, 10:25am
- Last QuarterFri 14, 9:25am
- New MoonSat 22, 2:00pm
- First QuarterSun 30, 3:04am
Perigee 6 Aug (358,100 km) · Apogee 19 Aug (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −1.2 | 7:35am | 12:58pm | 6:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.9 | 8:50am | 2:56pm | 9:03pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | 0.5 | 10:25am | 5:23pm | 12:23am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.6 | 8:48pm | 2:55am | 8:58am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.1 | 6:00am | 10:55am | 3:50pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 8:23pm | 2:35am | 8:43am | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 8.0 | 7:32am | 12:57pm | 6:22pm | 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 57% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — August 2093
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 30 August 2026.