The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2029
Highlights this month
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 85% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 6SatSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:09pm)
- 7SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:49am)
- 16TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:10pm)
- 28SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:44am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Wed 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Sat 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Wed 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 1, 3:49am
- Last QuarterMon 8, 12:27am
- New MoonMon 15, 4:29am
- First QuarterTue 23, 6:24am
- Full MoonTue 30, 5:04pm
Perigee 5 Jan (368,800 km) · Apogee 21 Jan (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | 5.6 | 6:40am | 1:39pm | 8:38pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 4:56am | 12:19pm | 7:41pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 0.4 | 12:13am | 6:19am | 12:25pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.8 | 12:51am | 7:21am | 1:51pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.2 | 2:24pm | 7:52pm | 1:23am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 5:27pm | 10:15pm | 3:07am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 12:07pm | 6:05pm | 12:07am | 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 bright 85% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2029
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.