The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2120
Highlights this month
- 13TuePerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 19MonThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (1:27pm)
- 19MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (2:33pm)
- 20TueMars and Saturn in conjunction — 1° apart. (7:57am)
- 21WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (3:17am)
- 26MonThe Moon passes Mercury — 3° apart. (7:40pm)
- 27TueThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (7:03am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 11m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Sat 10 | 7:12am | 5:40pm | 10h 28m | 7:09pm | 5:42am |
| Tue 20 | 6:59am | 5:48pm | 10h 49m | 7:17pm | 5:31am |
| Sat 31 | 6:44am | 5:58pm | 11h 14m | 7:25pm | 5:16am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 3, 1:23am
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 9, 6:06pm
- Last QuarterFri 16, 1:04pm
- New MoonSat 24, 4:20pm
Perigee 9 Aug (356,800 km) · Apogee 22 Aug (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −0.5 | 7:57am | 1:32pm | 7:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 8:21am | 2:06pm | 7:52pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | 1.2 | 3:53am | 8:36am | 1:19pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 5:17am | 10:04am | 2:52pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 4:01am | 8:48am | 1:36pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.7 | 5:20am | 10:06am | 2:52pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 10:01am | 4:33pm | 11:05pm | 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 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2120
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 9 September 2026.