The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2099
Highlights this month
- 4SunQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:25am)
- 9FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:48am)
- 12MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.1° apart. (12:09am)
- 12MonVenus and Mars in conjunction — 2° apart. (12:59pm)
- 13TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (11:10am)
- 17SatThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (6:08pm)
- 24SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:45am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Sat 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Tue 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Sat 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 7, 12:59pm
- Last QuarterWed 14, 4:27am
- New MoonWed 21, 8:08pm
- First QuarterFri 30, 1:46am
Perigee 9 Jan (361,300 km) · Apogee 25 Jan (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.2 | 6:27am | 1:47pm | 9:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.1 | 3:12am | 10:20am | 5:28pm | Morning |
| Mars | Oph | 1.5 | 2:56am | 10:12am | 5:28pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.0 | 11:25pm | 5:19am | 11:08am | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 12:25am | 6:37am | 12:50pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 12:45pm | 6:32pm | 12:22am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 11:03pm | 4:48am | 10:28am | 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 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2099
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 1 September 2026.