The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — December 2164

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

14FriGeminids meteor shower peaks (up to 150/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
20ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (9:18pm)
21FriSummer solstice.
21FriSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:31pm)
22SatUrsids meteor shower peaks (up to 10/hr). A bright 64% Moon interferes badly this year.

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Sat 1	5:50am	8:27pm	14h 37m	10:20pm	3:58am
Mon 10	5:50am	8:35pm	14h 46m	10:31pm	3:54am
Thu 20	5:52am	8:42pm	14h 50m	10:39pm	3:56am
Mon 31	5:59am	8:46pm	14h 47m	10:41pm	4:03am

Days lengthen by about 10 minutes over the month.

Apogee 5 Dec (405,200 km) · Perigee 16 Dec (362,500 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Oph	−0.7	5:08am	12:26pm	7:45pm	Hidden
Venus	Oph	−3.7	5:01am	12:16pm	7:31pm	Hidden
Mars	Oph	1.5	4:54am	12:11pm	7:28pm	Hidden
Jupiter	Aqr	−2.2	12:46pm	7:05pm	1:28am	Evening
Saturn	Sgr	0.3	6:20am	1:38pm	8:56pm	Hidden
Uranus	Cap	5.9	9:03am	4:10pm	11:18pm	Evening
Neptune	Cap	7.9	9:08am	4:12pm	11:16pm	Evening

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 0% 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 64% Moon interferes badly this year.

Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare

Open the full interactive orrery ↗ — fast-forward, pick any date, toggle the Moon and more.

Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 3 October 2026.