The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2137
Highlights this month
- 8ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:07pm)
- 13TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (4:30am)
- 13TuePerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A thin 11% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 17SatNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:05am)
- 17SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best morning apparition. (4:22pm)
- 28WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (1:22am)
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 | 5:57pm | 11h 14m | 7:25pm | 5:16am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 2, 1:10am
- Last QuarterFri 9, 2:09am
- New MoonSat 17, 5:54am
- First QuarterSat 24, 6:09pm
- Full MoonSat 31, 9:19am
Perigee 1 Aug (358,600 km) · Apogee 13 Aug (405,800 km) · Perigee 29 Aug (363,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | 0.3 | 6:04am | 11:09am | 4:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Gem | −3.7 | 5:39am | 10:32am | 3:24pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | 1.4 | 4:34am | 9:16am | 1:58pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.9 | 11:21am | 6:25pm | 1:33am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.1 | 2:50pm | 10:06pm | 5:27am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 8:56am | 3:01pm | 9:06pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.9 | 11:51am | 6:59pm | 2:10am | 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 thin 11% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — August 2137
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.