The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2138
Highlights this month
- 10SunThe Moon passes Venus — 0.3° apart. (3:03am)
- 11MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (10:39pm)
- 13WedPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A 43% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 17SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (2:26am)
- 19TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:55am)
- 19TueNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:58pm)
- 25MonJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:27pm)
- 26TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:15am)
- 29FriVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:53am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 7:22am | 5:32pm | 10h 10m | 7:03pm | 5:51am |
| Sun 10 | 7:12am | 5:39pm | 10h 27m | 7:09pm | 5:42am |
| Wed 20 | 7:00am | 5:48pm | 10h 48m | 7:17pm | 5:31am |
| Sun 31 | 6:44am | 5:57pm | 11h 13m | 7:25pm | 5:16am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 6, 6:54am
- First QuarterThu 14, 8:29am
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 21, 1:42am
- Last QuarterWed 27, 8:06pm
Apogee 7 Aug (406,200 km) · Perigee 21 Aug (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −1.4 | 6:40am | 11:42am | 4:45pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.6 | 8:32am | 2:47pm | 9:02pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.2 | 9:40am | 4:11pm | 10:43pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.2 | 1:16pm | 8:38pm | 4:03am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.1 | 3:49pm | 10:59pm | 6:13am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 9:08am | 3:18pm | 9:29pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sco | 7.9 | 12:00pm | 7:09pm | 2:21am | 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 43% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — August 2138
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.