The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — December 2192
Highlights this month
- 5WedSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:28pm)
- 8SatThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (11:09pm)
- 13ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:24am)
- 14FriGeminids meteor shower peaks (up to 150/hr). A bright 73% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 18TueNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:07am)
- 21FriSummer solstice.
- 22SatUrsids meteor shower peaks (up to 10/hr). A bright 87% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (12:35am)
- 31MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (3:41am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:50am | 8:28pm | 14h 37m | 10:20pm | 3:58am |
| Mon 10 | 5:50am | 8:36pm | 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 9 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 5, 7:37am
- First QuarterWed 12, 2:24pm
- Full MoonWed 19, 8:57am
- Last QuarterThu 27, 1:04am
Perigee 15 Dec (367,100 km) · Apogee 27 Dec (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.8 | 6:19am | 1:52pm | 9:24pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −4.7 | 9:18am | 4:27pm | 11:37pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | 1.7 | 3:38am | 10:31am | 5:25pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.1 | 12:22am | 5:41am | 11:01am | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.3 | 5:24am | 12:37pm | 7:50pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 6:18pm | 11:17pm | 4:20am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 2:09pm | 8:07pm | 2:09am | 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 bright 73% 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 bright 87% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — December 2192
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 21 October 2026.