The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2114
Highlights this month
- 3WedThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (9:54am)
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 10WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (8:28am)
- 12FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (4:28pm)
- 16TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:30pm)
- 20SatNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:11am)
- 26FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:14am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Wed 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Wed 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 7, 1:47pm
- First QuarterSun 14, 7:16pm
- Full MoonSun 21, 2:56pm
- Last QuarterMon 29, 7:34am
Apogee 1 Jan (405,200 km) · Perigee 17 Jan (367,600 km) · Apogee 29 Jan (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.0 | 7:43am | 2:40pm | 9:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 6:53am | 2:06pm | 9:18pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sco | 1.5 | 2:38am | 9:49am | 5:00pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.6 | 3:34am | 10:52am | 6:10pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 1.1 | 11:11am | 5:26pm | 11:41pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 5:56pm | 10:42pm | 3:31am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 12:33am | 6:52am | 1:12pm | 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 thin 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2114
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 7 September 2026.