The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2129
Highlights this month
- 4TueQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 6ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:25pm)
- 13ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (11:56pm)
- 16SunThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (5:30pm)
- 17MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best morning apparition. (1:09pm)
- 29SatVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:15am)
- 31MonSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:57pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Mon 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Thu 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Mon 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:17pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 6, 1:01am
- Last QuarterFri 14, 3:50am
- New MoonThu 20, 8:59pm
- First QuarterThu 27, 4:59pm
Apogee 6 Jan (406,200 km) · Perigee 20 Jan (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.2 | 4:31am | 11:47am | 7:03pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.7 | 9:40am | 4:08pm | 10:36pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.4 | 2:18am | 9:24am | 4:30pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 10:05am | 4:34pm | 11:02pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 12:45am | 7:06am | 1:27pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 10:18pm | 3:42am | 9:02am | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 7.9 | 2:00am | 8:55am | 3:50pm | 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2129
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 12 September 2026.