The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2113
Highlights this month
- 4WedQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 13FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (8:27am)
- 17TueNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:10pm)
- 21SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (9:51am)
- 26ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (11:10pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Tue 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Fri 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Tue 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 2, 3:27pm
- Last QuarterTue 10, 3:19pm
- New MoonWed 18, 5:17am
- First QuarterTue 24, 10:32pm
Apogee 9 Jan (404,900 km) · Perigee 21 Jan (365,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.0 | 7:19am | 2:29pm | 9:39pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.7 | 9:50am | 4:17pm | 10:43pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 0.8 | 11:53am | 5:52pm | 11:52pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 2:06am | 9:06am | 4:05pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Aqr | 1.0 | 10:14am | 4:42pm | 11:11pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 5:34pm | 10:22pm | 3:13am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 12:26am | 6:43am | 1:00pm | 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 2113
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.