The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2054
Highlights this month
- 4SunQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 19% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 5MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:24am)
- 13TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:57pm)
- 14WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:37am)
- 19MonVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:50pm)
- 22ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (9:27pm)
- 28WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:07pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Sat 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Tue 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Sat 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 1, 12:08pm
- New MoonFri 9, 9:33am
- First QuarterSat 17, 1:23pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 24, 7:11am
- Last QuarterSat 31, 2:05am
Apogee 10 Jan (406,200 km) · Perigee 24 Jan (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.9 | 7:33am | 2:39pm | 9:44pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.5 | 4:48am | 11:48am | 6:47pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.5 | 4:02am | 11:27am | 6:51pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 2:28am | 9:35am | 4:41pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.9 | 10:03am | 4:34pm | 11:05pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 12:07am | 6:19am | 12:32pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 4:43pm | 9:43pm | 2:46am | 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 19% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2054
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.