The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2102
Highlights this month
- 2MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (8:30am)
- 4WedQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 4WedUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:32pm)
- 5ThuVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:59pm)
- 7SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:41pm)
- 16MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (4:09pm)
- 16MonMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:44pm)
- 18WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:59pm)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (1:58pm)
- 30MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best morning apparition. (3:44am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Tue 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Tue 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 4, 10:54pm
- Last QuarterThu 12, 9:46pm
- New MoonThu 19, 1:10pm
- First QuarterThu 26, 1:09pm
Apogee 3 Jan (406,200 km) · Perigee 18 Jan (357,900 km) · Apogee 31 Jan (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | 1.0 | 5:11am | 12:19pm | 7:27pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.7 | 3:53am | 10:54am | 5:54pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | −0.8 | 5:43pm | 10:19pm | 2:59am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.6 | 3:21am | 10:37am | 5:54pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 2:01am | 8:53am | 3:44pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 1:47pm | 7:19pm | 12:54am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 11:23pm | 5:15am | 11:04am | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2102
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 2 September 2026.