The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2013
Highlights this month
- 4FriQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 60% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 7MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (10:46am)
- 18FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:38pm)
- 22TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.5° apart. (2:11pm)
- 31ThuJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:10am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Thu 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Sun 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:30am |
| Thu 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 03m | 10:18pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 5, 3:05pm
- New MoonSat 12, 6:41am
- First QuarterSat 19, 10:47am
- Full MoonSun 27, 3:43pm
Perigee 10 Jan (360,000 km) · Apogee 22 Jan (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.1 | 5:58am | 1:22pm | 8:45pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 4:51am | 12:13pm | 7:36pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 7:56am | 2:55pm | 9:54pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.4 | 5:07pm | 10:00pm | 2:56am | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 1:34am | 8:17am | 3:00pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 12:02pm | 6:00pm | 12:01am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 9:17am | 3:55pm | 10:34pm | 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 60% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2013
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.