The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2043
Highlights this month
- 3SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:05pm)
- 4SunQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 14WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:12pm)
- 18SunNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:05pm)
- 25SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best morning apparition. (9:31pm)
- 29ThuVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (11:12pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Sat 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Tue 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:30am |
| Sat 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 3, 5:10pm
- New MoonSun 11, 5:58pm
- First QuarterSun 18, 8:06pm
- Full MoonSun 25, 5:54pm
Apogee 5 Jan (404,900 km) · Perigee 20 Jan (369,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | 0.3 | 4:49am | 12:00pm | 7:11pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.3 | 3:07am | 10:12am | 5:17pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 6:53am | 2:05pm | 9:16pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.6 | 3:48am | 11:07am | 6:27pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 1:54am | 8:44am | 3:33pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.4 | 9:48pm | 3:00am | 8:07am | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 2:42pm | 8:04pm | 1:30am | 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 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2043
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.