The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2127
Highlights this month
- 4SatQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 69% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 5SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:00am)
- 6MonJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:13am)
- 7TueSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:41am)
- 7TueThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (11:16pm)
- 13MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (5:27am)
- 19SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:57pm)
- 29WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:53am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:03am |
| Fri 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Fri 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 6, 9:43am
- New MoonMon 13, 5:37am
- First QuarterTue 21, 12:16am
- Full MoonTue 28, 8:02pm
Perigee 8 Jan (368,300 km) · Apogee 21 Jan (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.4 | 7:47am | 2:46pm | 9:44pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 8:29am | 3:24pm | 10:18pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.2 | 1:34am | 8:22am | 3:10pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 5:39am | 12:57pm | 8:16pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.8 | 11:40pm | 5:35am | 11:26am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.4 | 9:53pm | 3:06am | 8:15am | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 1:50am | 8:40am | 3:31pm | 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 69% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2127
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.