The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 1984
Highlights this month
- 4WedQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 11WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:27am)
- 22SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best morning apparition. (3:20pm)
- 25WedThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (8:48pm)
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (11:52am)
- 27FriVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.8° apart. (1:21pm)
- 30MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (3:06am)
- 30MonThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (8:40am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:03am |
| Mon 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:32pm | 4:29am |
| Mon 31 | 6:30am | 8:36pm | 14h 05m | 10:19pm | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 3, 4:21pm
- First QuarterWed 11, 8:50pm
- Full MoonThu 19, 1:06am
- Last QuarterWed 25, 3:47pm
Apogee 8 Jan (405,600 km) · Perigee 20 Jan (359,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.0 | 4:38am | 11:51am | 7:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.9 | 3:34am | 10:49am | 6:03pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 1.0 | 1:11am | 7:47am | 2:23pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.6 | 4:20am | 11:41am | 7:02pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 1:51am | 8:38am | 3:26pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 3:10am | 10:27am | 5:44pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 4:27am | 11:45am | 7:02pm | 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 thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 1984
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 22 August 2026.