The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2072
Highlights this month
- 2SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (9:16pm)
- 4MonQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 5TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag 7.8). (12:59am)
- 11MonMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag −1.4). (12:16pm)
- 14ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (10:03am)
- 17SunThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (10:33pm)
- 21ThuJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:10am)
- 23SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:12am)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:02am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Sun 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Wed 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Sun 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 6, 5:20am
- Last QuarterTue 12, 8:53pm
- New MoonWed 20, 5:35pm
- First QuarterThu 28, 9:45pm
Perigee 7 Jan (358,600 km) · Apogee 22 Jan (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.0 | 5:44am | 1:09pm | 8:34pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.8 | 3:55am | 11:14am | 6:32pm | Morning |
| Mars | Gem | −1.4 | 8:33pm | 1:10am | 5:41am | All night |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.4 | 4:15pm | 9:17pm | 2:22am | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 1:41am | 8:26am | 3:11pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 4:18am | 11:41am | 7:03pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 7:51pm | 12:44am | 5:32am | All night |
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 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2072
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 19 August 2026.