The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2111
Highlights this month
- 3MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:19pm)
- 8SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (10:59pm)
- 10MonVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:44pm)
- 12WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.0) — best morning apparition. (7:59pm)
- 13ThuPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A 56% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 20ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.5° apart. (3:02am)
- 25TueSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aquarius (mag 0.3). (6:56am)
- 31MonThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (12:20am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 09m | 7:02pm | 5:51am |
| Mon 10 | 7:13am | 5:39pm | 10h 26m | 7:09pm | 5:43am |
| Thu 20 | 7:00am | 5:47pm | 10h 47m | 7:16pm | 5:32am |
| Mon 31 | 6:45am | 5:57pm | 11h 12m | 7:25pm | 5:17am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 5, 5:07am
- First QuarterThu 13, 2:40am
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 19, 6:00pm
- Last QuarterWed 26, 4:12pm
Apogee 4 Aug (406,200 km) · Perigee 19 Aug (357,800 km) · Apogee 31 Aug (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.4 | 6:08am | 11:09am | 4:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.5 | 4:55am | 10:06am | 3:17pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.8 | 6:46am | 11:49am | 4:52pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 8:46am | 2:42pm | 8:39pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.3 | 6:22pm | 1:08am | 7:50am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.8 | 2:37am | 7:25am | 12:14pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 9:15am | 3:24pm | 9:34pm | Evening |
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 56% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — August 2111
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 6 September 2026.