The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2007
Highlights this month
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 7SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.8° apart. (6:06am)
- 7SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:50pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Wed 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Wed 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 4, 12:56am
- Last QuarterThu 11, 11:48pm
- New MoonFri 19, 3:05pm
- First QuarterFri 26, 10:00am
Apogee 11 Jan (404,800 km) · Perigee 23 Jan (366,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.2 | 6:32am | 1:52pm | 9:11pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 7:46am | 2:50pm | 9:53pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.5 | 4:13am | 11:38am | 7:02pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.6 | 3:07am | 10:22am | 5:36pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.0 | 10:12pm | 3:31am | 8:45am | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 10:11am | 4:38pm | 11:04pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 8:15am | 3:07pm | 10:00pm | 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 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2007
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 July 2026.