The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2045
Highlights this month
- 4WedQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 22SunNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:44pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:05am |
| Tue 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Fri 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 23m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Tue 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 3, 9:26pm
- Last QuarterTue 10, 2:29pm
- New MoonWed 18, 3:24pm
- First QuarterThu 26, 4:18pm
Perigee 4 Jan (357,000 km) · Apogee 18 Jan (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.6 | 5:10am | 12:36pm | 8:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 5:01am | 12:24pm | 7:46pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 8:14am | 3:10pm | 10:04pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 7:46am | 2:45pm | 9:44pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 3:00am | 10:09am | 5:17pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 10:14pm | 3:36am | 8:54am | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 3:02pm | 8:20pm | 1:41am | 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 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2045
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.