The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2056
Highlights this month
- 4TueQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 6ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:51am)
- 10MonJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:09pm)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (7:43pm)
- 17MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:00am)
- 22SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:12pm)
- 24MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:11am)
- 28FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best morning apparition. (9:58pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Mon 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Thu 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Mon 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 3, 9:07am
- Last QuarterMon 10, 10:16am
- New MoonMon 17, 9:15am
- First QuarterTue 25, 7:23am
Perigee 11 Jan (369,800 km) · Apogee 24 Jan (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | 0.7 | 5:03am | 12:12pm | 7:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.8 | 3:51am | 11:09am | 6:27pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.3 | 5:08am | 12:33pm | 7:57pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 5:57am | 1:13pm | 8:30pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.9 | 11:58am | 6:01pm | 12:08am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 12:32am | 6:56am | 1:20pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 5:07pm | 10:03pm | 3:03am | 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2056
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.