The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2131
Highlights this month
- 1WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (4:35pm)
- 4SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:16pm)
- 8WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag 0.1) — best morning apparition. (4:16am)
- 13MonPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 14TueThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (11:24pm)
- 18SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.8° apart. (12:16pm)
- 29WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (3:19am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:22am | 5:31pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:51am |
| Fri 10 | 7:12am | 5:39pm | 10h 27m | 7:09pm | 5:43am |
| Mon 20 | 7:00am | 5:48pm | 10h 48m | 7:16pm | 5:31am |
| Fri 31 | 6:45am | 5:57pm | 11h 12m | 7:25pm | 5:17am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 1, 2:38pm
- Full MoonThu 9, 8:56am
- Last QuarterThu 16, 3:58am
- New MoonThu 23, 7:21am
- First QuarterFri 31, 8:15am
Apogee 1 Aug (404,700 km) · Perigee 13 Aug (368,500 km) · Apogee 29 Aug (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.8 | 6:17am | 11:17am | 4:18pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 7:38am | 1:00pm | 6:23pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | −0.9 | 11:36pm | 5:06am | 10:35am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −1.9 | 3:40am | 8:25am | 1:10pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 10:37am | 5:20pm | 12:07am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.6 | 7:52am | 1:23pm | 6:54pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 11:11am | 6:07pm | 1:08am | 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 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2131
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 13 September 2026.