The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2083
Highlights this month
- 4MonQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 5TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:25pm)
- 16SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best morning apparition. (7:25am)
- 25MonThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (11:35am)
- 27WedMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (2:46pm)
- 28ThuNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag 7.8). (5:34pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Sun 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Wed 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Sun 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 4, 1:34pm
- Last QuarterMon 11, 7:59pm
- New MoonMon 18, 2:54pm
- First QuarterTue 26, 8:08am
Perigee 14 Jan (367,500 km) · Apogee 26 Jan (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.2 | 4:30am | 11:47am | 7:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.2 | 3:10am | 10:17am | 5:25pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 0.4 | 1:17pm | 6:53pm | 12:32am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.2 | 1:45pm | 7:19pm | 12:56am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.9 | 9:40am | 4:16pm | 10:52pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 7:43am | 2:43pm | 9:42pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.8 | 9:20pm | 2:28am | 7:31am | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2083
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 26 August 2026.