The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — December 2034
Highlights this month
- 3SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:31am)
- 14ThuGeminids meteor shower peaks (up to 150/hr). A thin 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 19TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.1° apart. (6:45pm)
- 22FriSummer solstice.
- 22FriUrsids meteor shower peaks (up to 10/hr). A bright 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 27WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (9:09pm)
- 30SatUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag 5.5). (3:36pm)
- 30SatVenus and Mars in conjunction — 3° apart. (8:53pm)
- 31SunNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:40pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:50am | 8:27pm | 14h 37m | 10:20pm | 3:58am |
| Sun 10 | 5:50am | 8:35pm | 14h 46m | 10:31pm | 3:55am |
| Wed 20 | 5:52am | 8:42pm | 14h 50m | 10:39pm | 3:56am |
| Sun 31 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:03am |
Days lengthen by about 10 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 3, 3:46am
- New MoonMon 11, 7:17am
- First QuarterTue 19, 4:50am
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 25, 7:56pm
Apogee 9 Dec (406,200 km) · Perigee 24 Dec (358,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.9 | 6:13am | 1:45pm | 9:17pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.6 | 3:30am | 10:09am | 4:49pm | Morning |
| Mars | Lib | 1.7 | 3:34am | 10:24am | 5:15pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.3 | 2:02pm | 8:02pm | 2:06am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.2 | 11:12pm | 4:14am | 9:12am | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 9:40pm | 2:26am | 7:09am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 3:16pm | 8:58pm | 2:45am | 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 thin 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- Ursids — peaks 22 December, radiant in Ursa Minor (up to 10/hr). A circumpolar northern shower whose radiant never rises from Victoria. A bright 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — December 2034
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.