The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2073
Highlights this month
- 2MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:03am)
- 4WedQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 18% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 4WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (1:55pm)
- 6FriNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag 7.8). (11:20am)
- 12ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 0.9° apart. (9:16pm)
- 22SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (1:46am)
- 31TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (10:41pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:05am |
| Tue 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:16am |
| Fri 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 23m | 10:30pm | 4:31am |
| Tue 31 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 44 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 1, 2:27pm
- New MoonSun 8, 7:13pm
- First QuarterMon 16, 10:40pm
- Full MoonTue 24, 7:10am
- Last QuarterMon 30, 11:17pm
Apogee 14 Jan (405,200 km) · Perigee 26 Jan (362,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.1 | 6:49am | 2:06pm | 9:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.6 | 10:04am | 4:29pm | 10:53pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.2 | 5:53am | 1:13pm | 8:33pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.5 | 7:08pm | 11:52pm | 4:39am | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 2:11am | 9:07am | 4:03pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 4:33am | 11:55am | 7:18pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 7:57pm | 12:50am | 5:40am | 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 thin 18% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2073
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.