The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — December 2092
Highlights this month
- 3WedNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:36pm)
- 4ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.4° apart. (3:48pm)
- 14SunGeminids meteor shower peaks (up to 150/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 16TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.9° apart. (8:27pm)
- 21SunSummer solstice.
- 22MonUrsids meteor shower peaks (up to 10/hr). A 47% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 23TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (1:13am)
- 27SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:37pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:50am | 8:28pm | 14h 38m | 10:21pm | 3:58am |
| Wed 10 | 5:50am | 8:36pm | 14h 46m | 10:32pm | 3:54am |
| Sat 20 | 5:53am | 8:43pm | 14h 50m | 10:39pm | 3:56am |
| Wed 31 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
Days lengthen by about 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 6, 9:16am
- Full MoonSun 14, 9:00am
- Last QuarterMon 22, 10:48am
- New MoonMon 29, 3:16am
Apogee 14 Dec (406,300 km) · Perigee 28 Dec (356,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.9 | 5:22am | 12:45pm | 8:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −3.7 | 4:44am | 11:55am | 7:06pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.1 | 2:01am | 8:05am | 2:08pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.9 | 10:34am | 5:24pm | 12:17am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.4 | 10:24pm | 3:18am | 8:09am | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 12:48pm | 7:04pm | 1:25am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 12:33am | 5:58am | 11:24am | Morning |
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 100% 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 47% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — December 2092
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 30 August 2026.