The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 1994
Highlights this month
- 4TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:03am)
- 4TueQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 59% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 7FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (8:08am)
- 11TueNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:45pm)
- 13ThuUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:00am)
- 17MonVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:17pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Sun 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Wed 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Sun 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 5, 11:05am
- New MoonWed 12, 10:11am
- First QuarterThu 20, 7:26am
- Full MoonFri 28, 12:27am
Perigee 6 Jan (369,700 km) · Apogee 19 Jan (404,800 km) · Perigee 31 Jan (367,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.1 | 6:43am | 2:01pm | 9:18pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.8 | 6:09am | 1:28pm | 8:46pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.2 | 5:48am | 1:09pm | 8:30pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.7 | 1:34am | 8:22am | 3:10pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.8 | 9:02am | 3:47pm | 10:32pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.9 | 6:03am | 1:20pm | 8:36pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 6:00am | 1:13pm | 8:26pm | 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 59% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 1994
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 17 August 2026.