The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2070
Highlights this month
- 2ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:48pm)
- 4SatQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 51% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 4SatMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:32pm)
- 5SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (4:25am)
- 13MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best morning apparition. (7:08am)
- 14TueVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:23pm)
- 17FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (8:39am)
- 29WedSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:02am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Fri 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Mon 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Fri 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 4, 6:17pm
- New MoonSun 12, 10:28pm
- First QuarterMon 20, 5:36am
- Full MoonSun 26, 11:57pm
Apogee 7 Jan (405,300 km) · Perigee 23 Jan (366,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.3 | 4:30am | 11:48am | 7:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.6 | 4:25am | 11:25am | 6:25pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | −0.6 | 4:51pm | 9:36pm | 2:24am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.0 | 10:47am | 5:05pm | 11:23pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 12:38am | 6:56am | 1:15pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.8 | 3:42am | 11:03am | 6:24pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 7:30pm | 12:22am | 5:10am | 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 51% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2070
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 18 August 2026.