The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2067
Highlights this month
- 4TueQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 7FriVenus and Mars in conjunction — 3° apart. (12:37pm)
- 12WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (12:08pm)
- 25TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (5:59pm)
- 31MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:10pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Mon 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Thu 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:30am |
| Mon 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 1, 1:45am
- Last QuarterSun 9, 4:09am
- New MoonSat 15, 10:16pm
- First QuarterSat 22, 5:13pm
- Full MoonSun 30, 9:34pm
Apogee 2 Jan (406,200 km) · Perigee 15 Jan (356,700 km) · Apogee 29 Jan (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.9 | 7:23am | 2:32pm | 9:40pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.2 | 3:08am | 10:15am | 5:22pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sco | 1.5 | 2:45am | 9:58am | 5:11pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.6 | 4:16am | 11:38am | 6:59pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.4 | 10:57pm | 4:33am | 10:05am | Morning |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 2:55am | 10:10am | 5:25pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 7:02pm | 11:49pm | 4:41am | 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 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2067
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 17 August 2026.