The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2096
Highlights this month
- 1SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:36am)
- 4WedQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 64% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 7SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.5° apart. (5:54am)
- 8SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:03am)
- 13FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (3:26pm)
- 19ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best morning apparition. (7:46am)
- 23MonThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (1:30pm)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (9:45pm)
- 30MonJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:39pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Tue 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Fri 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Tue 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 3, 10:09am
- Full MoonTue 10, 6:21am
- Last QuarterTue 17, 11:49pm
- New MoonWed 25, 8:50pm
Perigee 5 Jan (368,100 km) · Apogee 18 Jan (404,700 km) · Perigee 31 Jan (369,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.1 | 4:33am | 11:48am | 7:03pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 4:02am | 11:21am | 6:40pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.0 | 10:54am | 5:10pm | 11:25pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.4 | 5:06pm | 9:59pm | 2:56am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.3 | 10:41pm | 4:10am | 9:36am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 11:49am | 5:50pm | 11:51pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 10:47pm | 4:23am | 9:56am | 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 64% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2096
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 31 August 2026.