The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2119
Highlights this month
- 1SunUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag 5.5). (4:01am)
- 4WedQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 55% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 4WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:10pm)
- 5ThuJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:39pm)
- 6FriMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag −1.5). (6:19am)
- 25WedThe Moon passes Mars — 0.6° apart. (12:12am)
- 31TueNeptune is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:35am)
- 31TueSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:56am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:03am |
| Tue 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Tue 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 5, 4:46am
- New MoonWed 11, 7:45pm
- First QuarterThu 19, 2:35am
- Full MoonFri 27, 6:07am
Perigee 10 Jan (361,000 km) · Apogee 22 Jan (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.1 | 6:40am | 1:59pm | 9:17pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 8:26am | 3:22pm | 10:16pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | −1.3 | 8:04pm | 12:37am | 5:06am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.3 | 2:59pm | 8:16pm | 1:37am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.2 | 4:28pm | 9:31pm | 2:39am | Evening |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 7:39pm | 12:25am | 5:08am | Evening |
| Neptune | Vir | 7.9 | 1:02am | 7:34am | 2:06pm | 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 55% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2119
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.