The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2126
Highlights this month
- 7WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:01am)
- 7WedUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:11am)
- 13TuePerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A 32% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 21WedJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:29am)
- 27TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (7:35am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 7:22am | 5:32pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:51am |
| Sat 10 | 7:12am | 5:39pm | 10h 27m | 7:09pm | 5:42am |
| Tue 20 | 7:00am | 5:48pm | 10h 48m | 7:16pm | 5:31am |
| Sat 31 | 6:44am | 5:57pm | 11h 13m | 7:25pm | 5:17am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 3, 4:31pm
- Last QuarterSun 11, 7:06pm
- New MoonMon 19, 2:19am
- First QuarterSun 25, 5:44pm
Apogee 9 Aug (405,300 km) · Perigee 21 Aug (362,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −1.2 | 7:38am | 1:01pm | 6:24pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.7 | 6:41am | 11:44am | 4:47pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.8 | 6:31am | 11:29am | 4:28pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −2.2 | 12:57pm | 8:17pm | 3:42am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.8 | 8:12am | 1:48pm | 7:25pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.6 | 6:50am | 11:56am | 5:03pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 10:38am | 5:24pm | 12:14am | 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 32% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — August 2126
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 11 September 2026.