The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2126
Highlights this month
- 4FriQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 72% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 20SunThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (8:40am)
- 20SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:57pm)
- 29TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (7:37pm)
- 31ThuVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 4° apart. (3:14am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Thu 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Sun 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Thu 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 2, 7:30am
- Full MoonWed 9, 8:09pm
- Last QuarterWed 16, 12:59pm
- New MoonWed 23, 11:20pm
Perigee 12 Jan (364,800 km) · Apogee 28 Jan (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.0 | 7:08am | 2:21pm | 9:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.7 | 3:36am | 10:36am | 5:36pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 9:45am | 4:19pm | 10:52pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.6 | 3:48am | 11:07am | 6:26pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.5 | 11:04pm | 4:43am | 10:19am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.4 | 9:37pm | 2:45am | 7:49am | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 1:42am | 8:31am | 3:19pm | 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 72% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2126
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 11 September 2026.