The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2036
Highlights this month
- 1TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:56am)
- 3ThuNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:23am)
- 4FriUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag 5.5). (7:30am)
- 4FriQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 6SunJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:41am)
- 7MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (9:26am)
- 9WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (1:05am)
- 10ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:47pm)
- 15TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:30pm)
- 21MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:45pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Thu 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Sun 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Thu 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 7, 4:57am
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 13, 10:20pm
- Last QuarterSun 20, 5:44pm
- New MoonMon 28, 9:17pm
Perigee 13 Jan (356,700 km) · Apogee 27 Jan (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | 2.5 | 5:37am | 12:42pm | 7:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.9 | 9:23am | 4:04pm | 10:45pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 0.3 | 1:37pm | 7:08pm | 12:42am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.3 | 3:01pm | 8:17pm | 1:38am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.1 | 9:54pm | 3:06am | 8:14am | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 7:53pm | 12:40am | 5:24am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 1:26pm | 7:06pm | 12:49am | 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 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2036
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.