The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2051
Highlights this month
- 4WedQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 59% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 9MonThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (1:11pm)
- 19ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (2:26am)
- 31TueSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:45pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Tue 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Fri 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:30am |
| Tue 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 5, 3:26pm
- New MoonFri 13, 6:03am
- First QuarterThu 19, 11:39pm
- Full MoonFri 27, 8:19am
Apogee 4 Jan (404,800 km) · Perigee 16 Jan (365,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.4 | 4:45am | 12:09pm | 7:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.3 | 3:07am | 10:13am | 5:19pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 0.6 | 12:51pm | 6:35pm | 12:21am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.2 | 10:40pm | 4:12am | 9:40am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.5 | 7:26am | 2:30pm | 9:33pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 11:30pm | 5:28am | 11:21am | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 4:11pm | 9:16pm | 2:24am | 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 59% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2051
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.