The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2080
Highlights this month
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 16TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (12:41am)
- 20SatJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:48am)
- 22MonUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:42am)
- 22MonNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag 7.8). (11:05am)
- 26FriSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:06pm)
- 28SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (2:26pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Wed 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Sat 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:30am |
| Wed 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 7, 12:46pm
- Last QuarterSun 14, 8:41am
- New MoonMon 22, 12:57pm
- First QuarterTue 30, 8:43am
Perigee 7 Jan (356,800 km) · Apogee 20 Jan (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.0 | 7:13am | 2:25pm | 9:35pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.8 | 3:58am | 11:16am | 6:35pm | Morning |
| Mars | Lib | 1.2 | 1:40am | 8:31am | 3:23pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 6:32am | 1:44pm | 8:56pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.5 | 7:05am | 2:12pm | 9:19pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 6:46am | 1:56pm | 9:07pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.8 | 8:59pm | 2:01am | 6:59am | 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 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2080
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 23 August 2026.