The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2092

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

4FriQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
18FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:34am)
22TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (4:42pm)
24ThuJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:46pm)

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Tue 1	6:00am	8:46pm	14h 47m	10:42pm	4:04am
Thu 10	6:08am	8:46pm	14h 38m	10:38pm	4:15am
Sun 20	6:18am	8:42pm	14h 24m	10:31pm	4:30am
Thu 31	6:31am	8:35pm	14h 04m	10:18pm	4:47am

Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.

Perigee 6 Jan (364,500 km) · Apogee 18 Jan (405,000 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Sgr	−1.2	6:00am	1:24pm	8:47pm	Hidden
Venus	Aqr	−4.0	9:39am	4:16pm	10:52pm	Hidden
Mars	Cap	1.2	8:01am	2:59pm	9:57pm	Hidden
Jupiter	Cap	−1.8	6:50am	2:00pm	9:09pm	Hidden
Saturn	Gem	−0.5	7:13pm	12:00am	4:50am	Evening
Uranus	Aqr	5.9	10:34am	4:54pm	11:15pm	Evening
Neptune	Leo	7.8	10:22pm	3:49am	9:12am	Morning

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 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.

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 29 August 2026.