The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — December 2094
Highlights this month
- 3FriSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:21am)
- 3FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (9:03am)
- 7TueUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:52am)
- 8WedNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:52pm)
- 14TueGeminids meteor shower peaks (up to 150/hr). A 44% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 17FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (8:35pm)
- 21TueSummer solstice.
- 22WedUrsids meteor shower peaks (up to 10/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25SatJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:40pm)
- 26SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (7:31am)
- 28TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (3:14am)
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 MoonWed 8, 6:53am
- First QuarterWed 15, 5:19am
- Full MoonWed 22, 7:02am
- Last QuarterThu 30, 7:30am
Perigee 14 Dec (369,600 km) · Apogee 28 Dec (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.7 | 6:52am | 2:24pm | 9:56pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 7:10am | 2:36pm | 10:02pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.5 | 2:38am | 9:02am | 3:26pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.5 | 4:07pm | 9:36pm | 3:09am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.1 | 12:08am | 5:21am | 10:33am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 1:28pm | 7:35pm | 1:46am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 12:46am | 6:17am | 11:48am | 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 44% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- Ursids — peaks 22 December, radiant in Ursa Minor (up to 10/hr). A circumpolar northern shower whose radiant never rises from Victoria. A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — December 2094
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.