The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2127
Highlights this month
- 6WedThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (3:58am)
- 6WedVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:18am)
- 11MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (12:29pm)
- 12TueUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:51am)
- 13WedPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 20WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (8:08am)
- 23SatMercury and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (11:38pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:51am |
| Sun 10 | 7:12am | 5:39pm | 10h 27m | 7:09pm | 5:43am |
| Wed 20 | 7:00am | 5:48pm | 10h 48m | 7:16pm | 5:31am |
| Sun 31 | 6:45am | 5:57pm | 11h 12m | 7:25pm | 5:17am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 8, 2:19pm
- First QuarterFri 15, 2:41pm
- Full MoonFri 22, 12:13pm
- Last QuarterSat 30, 9:35am
Apogee 1 Aug (404,800 km) · Perigee 16 Aug (369,900 km) · Apogee 29 Aug (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | −0.2 | 8:06am | 1:48pm | 7:30pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −4.6 | 4:44am | 9:53am | 3:01pm | Morning |
| Mars | Oph | −1.0 | 12:07pm | 7:41pm | 3:17am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.5 | 3:40pm | 10:52pm | 6:08am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 1.1 | 8:42am | 2:32pm | 8:22pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 7:04am | 12:15pm | 5:26pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 10:45am | 5:33pm | 12:25am | 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 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — August 2127
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.