The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2086
Highlights this month
- 4FriQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 84% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 5SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:11pm)
- 9WedVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:05pm)
- 30WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (10:29am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:05am |
| Thu 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Sun 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 23m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Thu 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 8, 2:06pm
- New MoonTue 15, 10:26pm
- First QuarterTue 22, 1:42pm
- Full MoonWed 30, 4:54am
Apogee 5 Jan (405,200 km) · Perigee 17 Jan (362,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.1 | 6:38am | 1:57pm | 9:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.7 | 4:06am | 11:06am | 6:06pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.5 | 4:16am | 11:41am | 7:06pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.4 | 9:43pm | 2:54am | 8:00am | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.7 | 12:29pm | 6:24pm | 12:23am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 6.0 | 8:39am | 3:27pm | 10:14pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.8 | 9:41pm | 2:54am | 8:03am | Morning |
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 84% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2086
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.