The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2136
Highlights this month
- 2ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:33am)
- 2ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 0.4° apart. (3:32pm)
- 4SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (2:46pm)
- 13MonPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 14TueNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:10pm)
- 17FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:29am)
- 26SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:21am)
- 30ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (9:38am)
- 31FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (4:43am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 11m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Fri 10 | 7:12am | 5:40pm | 10h 28m | 7:10pm | 5:42am |
| Mon 20 | 6:59am | 5:48pm | 10h 49m | 7:17pm | 5:30am |
| Fri 31 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 14m | 7:26pm | 5:16am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 5, 4:16pm
- Full MoonSun 12, 10:33am
- Last QuarterMon 20, 3:49am
- New MoonMon 27, 11:30pm
Perigee 8 Aug (368,100 km) · Apogee 20 Aug (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Leo | 5.8 | 6:55am | 12:29pm | 6:03pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 8:23am | 2:10pm | 7:57pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 9:06am | 3:19pm | 9:32pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.6 | 10:02am | 4:37pm | 11:13pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.1 | 1:55pm | 9:14pm | 4:37am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 8:44am | 2:43pm | 8:42pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.9 | 11:43am | 6:49pm | 1:58am | 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2136
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 14 September 2026.