The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2112
Highlights this month
- 6SatMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:04am)
- 10WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (9:53am)
- 13SatPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 65% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 20SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:03am)
- 25ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (11:11am)
- 27SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:46pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 11m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Wed 10 | 7:12am | 5:40pm | 10h 28m | 7:09pm | 5:42am |
| Sat 20 | 6:59am | 5:48pm | 10h 49m | 7:17pm | 5:31am |
| Wed 31 | 6:44am | 5:57pm | 11h 14m | 7:25pm | 5:16am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 1, 10:02am
- Full MoonMon 8, 11:13am
- Last QuarterMon 15, 1:21am
- New MoonMon 22, 9:18pm
- First QuarterTue 30, 11:37pm
Perigee 9 Aug (358,500 km) · Apogee 24 Aug (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −1.8 | 6:59am | 12:06pm | 5:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 8:20am | 2:04pm | 7:49pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sgr | −1.8 | 1:22pm | 9:05pm | 4:52am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.6 | 9:44am | 4:11pm | 10:38pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.6 | 7:23pm | 1:54am | 8:21am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 2:54am | 7:40am | 12:26pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 9:17am | 3:29pm | 9:41pm | 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 bright 65% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2112
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.