The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2115
Highlights this month
- 1TueJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:14pm)
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (11:18pm)
- 4FriQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 52% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 4FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (11:34pm)
- 10ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:32am)
- 21MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:49am)
- 22TueNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:09pm)
- 22TueThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (12:13pm)
- 31ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (8:07am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:03am |
| Thu 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Sun 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Thu 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 4, 12:29pm
- Full MoonFri 11, 4:12am
- Last QuarterFri 18, 4:26am
- New MoonSat 26, 10:14am
Perigee 10 Jan (358,300 km) · Apogee 22 Jan (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | 2.2 | 5:33am | 12:39pm | 7:44pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.1 | 3:14am | 10:22am | 5:31pm | Morning |
| Mars | Psc | 0.3 | 1:45pm | 7:15pm | 12:47am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 5:23am | 12:42pm | 8:02pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.9 | 12:09pm | 6:10pm | 12:15am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 6:18pm | 11:02pm | 3:49am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 12:39am | 7:01am | 1:24pm | 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 52% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2115
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.