The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 1983
Highlights this month
- 4TueQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 70% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 7FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:06am)
- 8SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (12:37am)
- 10MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (10:15am)
- 16SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:18pm)
- 27ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:45pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Sun 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Sun 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:19pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 6, 2:55pm
- New MoonFri 14, 4:12pm
- First QuarterSat 22, 4:43pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 29, 9:23am
Apogee 14 Jan (406,300 km) · Perigee 28 Jan (357,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | 5.8 | 6:37am | 1:37pm | 8:36pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 7:37am | 2:42pm | 9:48pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.2 | 9:01am | 3:46pm | 10:31pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sco | −1.6 | 2:43am | 9:52am | 5:02pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 1:19am | 7:54am | 2:29pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.7 | 2:54am | 10:08am | 5:22pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 4:17am | 11:35am | 6:52pm | Hidden |
Meteor showers
- Quadrantids — peaks 4 January, radiant in Boötes (up to 110/hr). Radiant stays below the horizon from Victoria — essentially a no-show this far south. A bright 70% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 1983
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 23 August 2026.