The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2066
Highlights this month
- 4MonQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 58% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 11MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:59am)
- 14ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (8:07pm)
- 22FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:31am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Sun 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Wed 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Sun 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 3, 8:55pm
- Full MoonTue 12, 2:07am
- Last QuarterTue 19, 2:57pm
- New MoonTue 26, 7:14am
Apogee 8 Jan (405,800 km) · Perigee 23 Jan (363,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.2 | 6:21am | 1:42pm | 9:03pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 6:37am | 1:51pm | 9:06pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 0.7 | 12:09pm | 6:04pm | 12:01am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sco | −1.6 | 2:40am | 9:49am | 4:58pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.1 | 10:17pm | 3:38am | 8:54am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.7 | 2:39am | 9:51am | 5:03pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 6:51pm | 11:39pm | 4:30am | 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 58% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2066
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.