The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2107
Highlights this month
- 4TueQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 4TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (8:09pm)
- 5WedNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:53am)
- 17MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (5:55pm)
- 20ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 0.9° apart. (4:04pm)
- 24MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:20am)
- 25TueUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:09am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:03am |
| Mon 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Mon 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 3, 12:15am
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 9, 8:52pm
- Last QuarterSun 16, 1:32pm
- New MoonMon 24, 3:21pm
Perigee 10 Jan (356,900 km) · Apogee 24 Jan (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.7 | 7:44am | 2:46pm | 9:48pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.1 | 3:13am | 10:20am | 5:29pm | Morning |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 7:29am | 2:34pm | 9:39pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.2 | 2:35pm | 7:57pm | 1:24am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 5:13am | 12:31pm | 7:49pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 3:29pm | 8:38pm | 1:51am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 11:52pm | 5:57am | 11:58am | 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 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2107
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 4 September 2026.