The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2030
Highlights this month
- 4FriQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7MonVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:16am)
- 11FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:27pm)
- 20SunSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:11am)
- 22TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best morning apparition. (9:05pm)
- 27SunVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:48am)
- 28MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:10pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Thu 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Sun 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:30am |
| Thu 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 4, 1:50pm
- First QuarterSat 12, 1:06am
- Full MoonSun 20, 2:56am
- Last QuarterSun 27, 5:21am
Perigee 1 Jan (364,200 km) · Apogee 13 Jan (405,000 km) · Perigee 28 Jan (369,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | 0.0 | 4:39am | 11:52am | 7:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.1 | 5:32am | 12:29pm | 7:26pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 8:47am | 3:35pm | 10:23pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 2:05am | 9:05am | 4:05pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.0 | 3:32pm | 8:45pm | 2:03am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 5:49pm | 10:35pm | 3:25am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 12:19pm | 6:14pm | 12:14am | 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2030
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.