The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2124
Highlights this month
- 4TueQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 9SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:38pm)
- 23SunUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag 5.4). (7:23pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:03am |
| Mon 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:17am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:28am |
| Mon 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:19pm | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 2, 3:12am
- Last QuarterSat 8, 11:37pm
- New MoonMon 17, 4:58am
- First QuarterMon 24, 10:44pm
- Full MoonMon 31, 2:06pm
Perigee 1 Jan (357,000 km) · Apogee 14 Jan (406,100 km) · Perigee 30 Jan (359,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.6 | 5:09am | 12:35pm | 8:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.0 | 9:46am | 4:22pm | 10:57pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 8:19am | 3:14pm | 10:09pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.7 | 1:04am | 7:39am | 2:14pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.2 | 9:44pm | 2:54am | 7:59am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.4 | 9:08pm | 2:08am | 7:03am | All night |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 1:32am | 8:16am | 3:00pm | 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 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2124
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 10 September 2026.