The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2065
Highlights this month
- 4SunQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 11SunThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (2:09am)
- 23FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (10:42am)
- 30FriSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag −0.3). (2:53am)
- 30FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:57pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:05am |
| Sat 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:16am |
| Tue 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 23m | 10:30pm | 4:31am |
| Sat 31 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 44 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 7, 6:18am
- First QuarterThu 15, 12:23am
- Full MoonThu 22, 8:54pm
- Last QuarterThu 29, 6:41pm
Perigee 3 Jan (368,000 km) · Apogee 15 Jan (404,700 km) · Perigee 28 Jan (369,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.7 | 5:23am | 12:49pm | 8:15pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.6 | 10:06am | 4:31pm | 10:55pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | 1.3 | 1:56am | 8:55am | 3:53pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.7 | 1:20am | 8:04am | 2:48pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.3 | 9:31pm | 2:38am | 7:41am | All night |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 2:24am | 9:32am | 4:41pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 6:40pm | 11:28pm | 4:19am | 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 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2065
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 16 August 2026.