The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 1993
Highlights this month
- 4MonQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8FriMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag −1.4). (9:16am)
- 8FriUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:08pm)
- 9SatNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:13am)
- 20WedVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (4:01am)
- 24SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:27am)
- 30SatJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:31am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Sat 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Tue 20 | 6:19am | 8:43pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:30am |
| Sat 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 1, 2:40pm
- Full MoonFri 8, 11:39pm
- Last QuarterFri 15, 3:01pm
- New MoonSat 23, 5:32am
- First QuarterSun 31, 10:22am
Perigee 11 Jan (362,500 km) · Apogee 26 Jan (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.9 | 5:42am | 1:07pm | 8:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.4 | 10:09am | 4:36pm | 11:02pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | −1.3 | 8:17pm | 12:51am | 5:20am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.9 | 12:22am | 6:38am | 12:54pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 8:08am | 3:04pm | 10:00pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.9 | 5:43am | 1:02pm | 8:21pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 5:49am | 1:03pm | 8:17pm | 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 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 1993
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 18 August 2026.