The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — August 2190
Highlights this month
- 2MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:51am)
- 9MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (12:04am)
- 11WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag 0.0) — best morning apparition. (8:32am)
- 13FriPerseids meteor shower peaks (up to 100/hr). A bright 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 26ThuUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:27pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 7:21am | 5:32pm | 10h 11m | 7:03pm | 5:50am |
| Tue 10 | 7:12am | 5:40pm | 10h 28m | 7:10pm | 5:42am |
| Fri 20 | 6:59am | 5:48pm | 10h 49m | 7:17pm | 5:31am |
| Tue 31 | 6:44am | 5:58pm | 11h 14m | 7:26pm | 5:16am |
Days lengthen by about 63 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 1, 6:33pm
- First QuarterMon 9, 9:34am
- Full MoonSun 15, 11:58pm
- Last QuarterMon 23, 5:44am
- New MoonTue 31, 8:31am
Perigee 14 Aug (361,200 km) · Apogee 26 Aug (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cnc | −0.5 | 6:10am | 11:11am | 4:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cnc | −3.8 | 6:56am | 12:04pm | 5:12pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 1.8 | 6:47am | 11:52am | 4:56pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.0 | 2:58am | 7:47am | 12:35pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 10:40am | 5:25pm | 12:14am | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 12:57am | 6:01am | 11:05am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 9:01pm | 3:05am | 9:05am | Morning |
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 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — August 2190
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 20 October 2026.