The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2046
Highlights this month
- 2TueVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:51am)
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 9% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 12FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (2:36am)
- 16TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:49pm)
- 22MonVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:43am)
- 25ThuNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:01am)
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 | 10:31pm | 4:30am |
| Wed 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 03m | 10:18pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 7, 3:27pm
- First QuarterMon 15, 8:50pm
- Full MoonMon 22, 11:54pm
- Last QuarterMon 29, 3:08pm
Apogee 12 Jan (405,600 km) · Perigee 24 Jan (359,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.2 | 6:04am | 1:27pm | 8:50pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.3 | 5:02am | 12:01pm | 6:59pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 0.7 | 12:44am | 7:08am | 1:31pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 10:06am | 4:34pm | 11:02pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 3:38am | 10:53am | 6:08pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 10:28pm | 3:56am | 9:20am | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 3:14pm | 8:29pm | 1:49am | 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 thin 9% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2046
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.