The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2085
Highlights this month
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 5FriThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (10:42pm)
- 10WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.2° apart. (9:17am)
- 25ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:29pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:05am |
| Wed 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 37m | 10:38pm | 4:16am |
| Sat 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 23m | 10:30pm | 4:31am |
| Wed 31 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 02m | 10:17pm | 4:49am |
Days shorten by about 44 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 3, 11:43am
- Full MoonThu 11, 9:47am
- Last QuarterFri 19, 12:35pm
- New MoonFri 26, 7:06am
Apogee 12 Jan (406,200 km) · Perigee 26 Jan (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.9 | 5:38am | 1:03pm | 8:28pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 5:15am | 12:37pm | 7:59pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | −0.3 | 3:38pm | 8:38pm | 1:41am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.5 | 7:31pm | 12:19am | 5:02am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 1.0 | 11:30am | 5:39pm | 11:48pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 8:19am | 3:11pm | 10:03pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.8 | 9:33pm | 2:44am | 7:51am | 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 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2085
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 27 August 2026.