The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2096
Highlights this month
- 8WedMercury and Venus in conjunction — 5° apart. (11:27am)
- 11SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:50am)
- 13MonPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A 27% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 15WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:46am)
- 20MonThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (4:47pm)
- 25SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:14pm)
- 31FriNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:09am)
- 31FriSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:01am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:20am | 5:33pm | 10h 12m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Fri 10 | 7:11am | 5:40pm | 10h 30m | 7:10pm | 5:41am |
| Mon 20 | 6:58am | 5:49pm | 10h 51m | 7:17pm | 5:30am |
| Fri 31 | 6:42am | 5:58pm | 11h 16m | 7:26pm | 5:15am |
Days lengthen by about 64 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 4, 3:15pm
- Last QuarterSat 11, 3:06pm
- New MoonSat 18, 12:57pm
- First QuarterSun 26, 10:00am
Perigee 12 Aug (369,800 km) · Apogee 25 Aug (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 2.0 | 7:32am | 1:22pm | 7:13pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 8:16am | 2:00pm | 7:45pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.8 | 6:56am | 12:05pm | 5:14pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.8 | 4:44am | 9:29am | 2:15pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.6 | 7:49am | 1:17pm | 6:46pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 9:22pm | 3:18am | 9:11am | Morning |
| Neptune | Leo | 8.0 | 7:48am | 1:20pm | 6:53pm | 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 27% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — August 2096
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 31 August 2026.