The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2079
Highlights this month
- 4WedQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7SatThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:50pm)
- 14SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:34pm)
- 15SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:50am)
- 17TueUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:42pm)
- 20FriNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag 7.8). (12:53am)
- 30MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (11:13am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Tue 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Fri 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Tue 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 3, 5:56pm
- First QuarterWed 11, 5:35am
- Full MoonTue 17, 10:04pm
- Last QuarterWed 25, 8:49am
Perigee 15 Jan (363,700 km) · Apogee 27 Jan (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.2 | 6:10am | 1:33pm | 8:55pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 8:14am | 3:11pm | 10:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 9:59am | 4:29pm | 10:59pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.6 | 4:32am | 11:53am | 7:14pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 6:15am | 1:29pm | 8:42pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.9 | 6:26am | 1:39pm | 8:52pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.8 | 8:50pm | 1:50am | 6:47am | 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 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2079
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 22 August 2026.