The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2112
Highlights this month
- 3SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (4:38pm)
- 4MonQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 27% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 13WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:53pm)
- 16SatNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:06am)
- 22FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (8:25am)
- 24SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (9:08am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:03am |
| Sun 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:17am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:28am |
| Sun 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:19pm | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 6, 7:14pm
- Full MoonThu 14, 12:01pm
- Last QuarterFri 22, 4:59pm
- New MoonFri 29, 2:57pm
Perigee 1 Jan (360,700 km) · Apogee 17 Jan (406,100 km) · Perigee 30 Jan (357,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.2 | 6:12am | 1:35pm | 8:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 4:05am | 11:25am | 6:44pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.3 | 1:52am | 8:47am | 3:42pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.8 | 12:55am | 7:25am | 1:56pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.8 | 9:22am | 4:03pm | 10:44pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 5:16pm | 10:06pm | 3:00am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 12:24am | 6:38am | 12:53pm | 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 27% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2112
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.