The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — December 2098
Highlights this month
- 13SatVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (1:38pm)
- 14SunGeminids meteor shower peaks (up to 150/hr). A bright 62% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 15MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.5° apart. (4:29pm)
- 17WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (3:47am)
- 17WedNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:47pm)
- 21SunSummer solstice.
- 22MonUrsids meteor shower peaks (up to 10/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23TueUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:02am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:50am | 8:28pm | 14h 37m | 10:20pm | 3:58am |
| Wed 10 | 5:50am | 8:36pm | 14h 46m | 10:31pm | 3:54am |
| Sat 20 | 5:52am | 8:42pm | 14h 50m | 10:39pm | 3:56am |
| Wed 31 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:03am |
Days lengthen by about 10 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 1, 8:58am
- Full MoonTue 9, 12:53am
- Last QuarterMon 15, 6:55pm
- New MoonTue 23, 2:26am
- First QuarterWed 31, 6:22am
Perigee 12 Dec (366,600 km) · Apogee 28 Dec (405,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.7 | 5:01am | 12:17pm | 7:34pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.4 | 3:26am | 10:04am | 4:43pm | Morning |
| Mars | Lib | 1.7 | 3:50am | 10:48am | 5:47pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.8 | 1:28am | 7:17am | 1:07pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.8 | 2:23am | 8:35am | 2:46pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 2:46pm | 8:33pm | 2:24am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 1:10am | 6:50am | 12:31pm | 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 62% 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 thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — December 2098
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 1 September 2026.