The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — December 1994
Highlights this month
- 14WedGeminids meteor shower peaks (up to 150/hr). A bright 87% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 14WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:55pm)
- 22ThuSummer solstice.
- 22ThuUrsids meteor shower peaks (up to 10/hr). A bright 84% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 29ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (3:04pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 37m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
| Fri 10 | 5:50am | 8:35pm | 14h 46m | 10:31pm | 3:55am |
| Mon 20 | 5:52am | 8:42pm | 14h 50m | 10:39pm | 3:55am |
| Fri 31 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 48m | 10:42pm | 4:03am |
Days lengthen by about 11 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 3, 10:55am
- First QuarterSat 10, 8:03am
- Full MoonSun 18, 1:22pm
- Last QuarterMon 26, 6:13am
Perigee 2 Dec (357,200 km) · Apogee 15 Dec (406,100 km) · Perigee 31 Dec (360,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −1.1 | 5:48am | 1:17pm | 8:46pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −4.7 | 3:39am | 10:21am | 5:03pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 0.0 | 12:44am | 6:01am | 11:19am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sco | −1.6 | 4:35am | 11:43am | 6:51pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.9 | 11:46am | 6:22pm | 1:02am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.9 | 8:16am | 3:32pm | 10:47pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 8:07am | 3:20pm | 10:33pm | Hidden |
Meteor showers
- Geminids — peaks 14 December, radiant in Gemini (up to 150/hr). The richest shower of the year; the radiant reaches a useful altitude after local midnight, so it rewards southern observers well. A bright 87% Moon interferes badly this year.
- Ursids — peaks 22 December, radiant in Ursa Minor (up to 10/hr). A circumpolar northern shower whose radiant never rises from Victoria. A bright 84% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — December 1994
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
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