The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2110
Highlights this month
- 3FriVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:41am)
- 4SatQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 4SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best morning apparition. (6:10pm)
- 9ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (10:12pm)
- 11SatNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:47am)
- 14TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (5:43pm)
- 18SatThe Moon passes Venus — 0.2° apart. (12:06am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Fri 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Fri 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 6, 5:13pm
- Last QuarterTue 14, 5:14am
- New MoonMon 20, 9:22pm
- First QuarterTue 28, 9:03am
Apogee 2 Jan (405,700 km) · Perigee 18 Jan (363,900 km) · Apogee 30 Jan (405,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.3 | 4:38am | 12:00pm | 7:23pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.7 | 3:47am | 10:47am | 5:47pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 1.0 | 1:07am | 7:41am | 2:16pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.3 | 10:15pm | 3:36am | 8:53am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 7:36am | 2:38pm | 9:40pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 4:31pm | 9:28pm | 2:29am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 12:11am | 6:20am | 12:29pm | 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 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2110
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 5 September 2026.