The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2000
Highlights this month
- 3MonThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (4:09pm)
- 4TueQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 11TueThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (6:45am)
- 13ThuSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:02am)
- 15SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:51am)
- 16SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:31am)
- 16SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:03pm)
- 25TueNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:48am)
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 | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 7, 5:13am
- First QuarterSat 15, 12:44am
- Full MoonFri 21, 3:41pm
- Last QuarterFri 28, 6:55pm
Apogee 4 Jan (406,200 km) · Perigee 20 Jan (359,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.2 | 6:04am | 1:28pm | 8:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.9 | 3:38am | 10:53am | 6:09pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 9:54am | 4:26pm | 10:58pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.2 | 1:49pm | 7:22pm | 12:59am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.1 | 2:56pm | 8:18pm | 1:43am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 8:00am | 2:57pm | 9:54pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 8.0 | 7:03am | 2:08pm | 9:13pm | 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 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2000
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 15 August 2026.