The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2118
Highlights this month
- 4TueQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 17MonSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:29pm)
- 24MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:47pm)
- 27ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (5:17pm)
- 28FriNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:47pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Mon 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Mon 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 8, 8:33am
- Last QuarterSat 15, 9:15am
- New MoonSat 22, 8:24am
- First QuarterSun 30, 7:25am
Apogee 1 Jan (404,800 km) · Perigee 15 Jan (369,900 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 | Sgr | −0.9 | 5:40am | 1:06pm | 8:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.7 | 3:41am | 10:41am | 5:42pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.4 | 4:31am | 11:57am | 7:22pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.1 | 12:14pm | 6:10pm | 12:11am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.0 | 3:18pm | 8:34pm | 1:55am | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 7:18pm | 12:00am | 4:46am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 12:55am | 7:25am | 1:54pm | 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 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2118
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.