The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2077
Highlights this month
- 4MonQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 5TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best morning apparition. (12:26pm)
- 9SatUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:17am)
- 15FriNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag 7.8). (4:28am)
- 19TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (12:02am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:05am |
| Sun 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 37m | 10:38pm | 4:16am |
| Wed 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 23m | 10:30pm | 4:31am |
| Sun 31 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 44 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 2, 4:27am
- Full MoonSat 9, 3:43pm
- Last QuarterSun 17, 8:10pm
- New MoonSun 24, 11:47pm
- First QuarterSun 31, 2:36pm
Apogee 14 Jan (405,600 km) · Perigee 26 Jan (359,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.3 | 4:37am | 11:59am | 7:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 5:12am | 12:35pm | 7:57pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 8:33am | 3:24pm | 10:14pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.7 | 1:30am | 8:19am | 3:07pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 4:42am | 12:01pm | 7:19pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.9 | 5:46am | 1:04pm | 8:22pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 8:31pm | 1:29am | 6:23am | 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 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2077
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 21 August 2026.