The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2116
Highlights this month
- 4SatQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 5SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:49am)
- 12SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (4:25am)
- 15WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best morning apparition. (12:52pm)
- 19SunThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (9:17am)
- 22WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (11:25am)
- 24FriNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:05pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:03am |
| Fri 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:17am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:28am |
| Fri 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:19pm | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 7, 11:02am
- New MoonWed 15, 9:39am
- First QuarterThu 23, 12:31pm
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 30, 6:28am
Perigee 1 Jan (358,000 km) · Apogee 16 Jan (406,200 km) · Perigee 30 Jan (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.2 | 4:30am | 11:47am | 7:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.0 | 9:44am | 4:20pm | 10:56pm | Evening |
| Mars | Oph | 1.5 | 3:31am | 10:52am | 6:14pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 7:29am | 2:33pm | 9:36pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.6 | 1:10pm | 6:56pm | 12:46am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 6:40pm | 11:22pm | 4:09am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 12:46am | 7:11am | 1:35pm | 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 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2116
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.