The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2103
Highlights this month
- 2TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:14am)
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 25% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 8MonUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:37pm)
- 12FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best morning apparition. (12:38pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:03am |
| Wed 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Wed 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 2, 3:58am
- New MoonTue 9, 5:01am
- First QuarterMon 15, 8:26pm
- Full MoonTue 23, 5:48pm
- Last QuarterWed 31, 8:57pm
Perigee 10 Jan (358,500 km) · Apogee 25 Jan (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.3 | 4:30am | 11:49am | 7:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 8:20am | 3:17pm | 10:13pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.4 | 4:57am | 12:22pm | 7:47pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 5:07am | 12:27pm | 7:48pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 2:35am | 9:37am | 4:39pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 2:08pm | 7:35pm | 1:06am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.9 | 11:30pm | 5:25am | 11:15am | 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 25% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2103
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.