The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2117
Highlights this month
- 4MonSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:45am)
- 4MonQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (7:03pm)
- 12TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (10:49am)
- 14ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 0.6° apart. (9:24am)
- 26TueNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:57am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Sun 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Wed 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Sun 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 3, 10:43am
- First QuarterMon 11, 2:18pm
- Full MoonMon 18, 9:44pm
- Last QuarterMon 25, 1:21pm
Apogee 8 Jan (405,300 km) · Perigee 20 Jan (361,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.4 | 4:53am | 12:17pm | 7:42pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 5:25am | 12:46pm | 8:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | −0.5 | 4:21pm | 9:12pm | 2:06am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 9:45am | 4:19pm | 10:52pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.3 | 2:10pm | 7:42pm | 1:17am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.5 | 6:57pm | 11:39pm | 4:25am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 12:49am | 7:16am | 1:43pm | 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 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2117
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 8 September 2026.