The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2128
Highlights this month
- 3SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:19pm)
- 4SunQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7WedThe Moon passes Mars — 0.6° apart. (1:00pm)
- 13TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:28am)
- 20TueSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:26am)
- 23FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.5° apart. (5:52pm)
- 24SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:42am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:03am |
| Sat 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:17am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:28am |
| Sat 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 2, 6:33pm
- First QuarterFri 9, 8:40pm
- Full MoonSun 18, 1:24am
- Last QuarterSun 25, 2:13pm
Perigee 1 Jan (358,700 km) · Apogee 13 Jan (405,800 km) · Perigee 29 Jan (363,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | 4.4 | 6:00am | 1:03pm | 8:06pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 4:10am | 11:29am | 6:50pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 0.9 | 11:15am | 5:26pm | 11:36pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 7:48am | 2:48pm | 9:47pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.7 | 12:17am | 6:23am | 12:30pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 10:08pm | 3:26am | 8:40am | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 1:57am | 8:50am | 3:42pm | 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 thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2128
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.