The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2027
Highlights this month
- 2SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:55am)
- 4MonVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (5:37am)
- 4MonQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 11% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 12TueMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:53am)
- 24SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (10:23am)
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 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 8, 7:23am
- First QuarterSat 16, 7:44am
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 22, 11:19pm
- Last QuarterFri 29, 9:53pm
Apogee 7 Jan (406,300 km) · Perigee 22 Jan (357,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.1 | 6:49am | 2:06pm | 9:22pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.3 | 3:06am | 10:11am | 5:15pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | −0.5 | 11:07pm | 4:37am | 10:03am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.3 | 10:15pm | 3:36am | 8:53am | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.8 | 12:21pm | 6:19pm | 12:20am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 4:47pm | 9:41pm | 2:39am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 11:48am | 5:51pm | 11:54pm | Evening |
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 11% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2027
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.