The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2105
Highlights this month
- 4SunQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 85% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 6TueVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 0.6° apart. (5:14am)
- 13TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.9° apart. (10:48pm)
- 14WedMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:45am)
- 16FriUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:50am)
- 21WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:58am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Sat 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Tue 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Sat 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 1, 4:01am
- Last QuarterThu 8, 4:46pm
- New MoonFri 16, 5:41pm
- First QuarterFri 23, 6:44pm
- Full MoonFri 30, 5:38pm
Apogee 10 Jan (404,900 km) · Perigee 24 Jan (369,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.0 | 5:50am | 1:15pm | 8:39pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.7 | 9:54am | 4:20pm | 10:46pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.2 | 6:10am | 1:28pm | 8:46pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 9:25am | 4:04pm | 10:42pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 3:47am | 11:02am | 6:17pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 2:46pm | 8:04pm | 1:25am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 11:39pm | 5:39am | 11:35am | 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 85% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2105
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 3 September 2026.