The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2111
Highlights this month
- 2FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (3:09pm)
- 4SunQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 13TueJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:22pm)
- 13TueNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:58pm)
- 14WedThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (2:23am)
- 29ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (8:20pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:03am |
| Sat 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Sat 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSat 3, 7:20pm
- New MoonSat 10, 12:08pm
- First QuarterSat 17, 8:40am
- Full MoonSun 25, 12:47pm
Perigee 10 Jan (356,800 km) · Apogee 23 Jan (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.7 | 5:17am | 12:43pm | 8:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 8:23am | 3:19pm | 10:15pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 10:19am | 4:44pm | 11:10pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.0 | 11:39pm | 5:38am | 11:33am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.7 | 8:29am | 3:21pm | 10:13pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 4:54pm | 9:47pm | 2:44am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 12:17am | 6:29am | 12:41pm | 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 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2111
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 6 September 2026.