The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2144
Highlights this month
- 1SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:34am)
- 10MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best morning apparition. (3:00am)
- 13ThuPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 18TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (4:43pm)
- 20ThuMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:06pm)
- 31MonThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (6:02pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 11m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Mon 10 | 7:11am | 5:40pm | 10h 28m | 7:10pm | 5:42am |
| Thu 20 | 6:59am | 5:48pm | 10h 49m | 7:17pm | 5:30am |
| Mon 31 | 6:43am | 5:58pm | 11h 14m | 7:26pm | 5:16am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 6, 7:46pm
- Full MoonThu 13, 11:24pm
- Last QuarterSat 22, 1:35am
- New MoonSat 29, 9:50am
Perigee 4 Aug (367,900 km) · Apogee 19 Aug (405,200 km) · Perigee 31 Aug (362,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.6 | 6:12am | 11:13am | 4:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 8:24am | 2:12pm | 8:00pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sgr | −2.3 | 2:35pm | 10:16pm | 6:00am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −1.7 | 5:44am | 10:36am | 3:27pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.4 | 10:09pm | 3:59am | 9:46am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 10:14am | 4:58pm | 11:42pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 12:47pm | 8:02pm | 3:21am | 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 bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2144
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 16 September 2026.