The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — December 2032
Highlights this month
- 8WedVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (6:40pm)
- 14TueGeminids meteor shower peaks (up to 150/hr). A bright 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 17FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (11:47pm)
- 21TueUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag 5.5). (10:12am)
- 21TueSummer solstice.
- 22WedUrsids meteor shower peaks (up to 10/hr). A bright 74% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25SatSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag −0.6). (9:46am)
- 26SunNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:06pm)
- 27MonThe Moon passes Mars — 0.5° apart. (11:57pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:50am | 8:28pm | 14h 37m | 10:20pm | 3:58am |
| Fri 10 | 5:50am | 8:36pm | 14h 46m | 10:31pm | 3:54am |
| Mon 20 | 5:52am | 8:42pm | 14h 50m | 10:39pm | 3:56am |
| Fri 31 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:03am |
Days lengthen by about 10 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 3, 7:56am
- First QuarterFri 10, 6:11am
- Full MoonFri 17, 7:50am
- Last QuarterSat 25, 7:38am
Perigee 9 Dec (369,700 km) · Apogee 23 Dec (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.6 | 4:55am | 12:08pm | 7:23pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −4.2 | 9:22am | 4:32pm | 11:42pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 2:57am | 9:30am | 4:04pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 8:55am | 4:04pm | 11:13pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.6 | 9:13pm | 2:04am | 6:51am | All night |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.5 | 8:58pm | 1:44am | 6:26am | All night |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 2:52pm | 8:40pm | 2:31am | Evening |
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 92% 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 74% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — December 2032
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 15 July 2026.