The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2130
Highlights this month
- 4WedQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 4WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (10:07pm)
- 7SatMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 1° apart. (4:02pm)
- 16MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (3:01am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Tue 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Tue 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 3, 6:16am
- New MoonTue 10, 12:27pm
- First QuarterTue 17, 4:07am
- Full MoonTue 24, 8:06pm
Perigee 12 Jan (361,200 km) · Apogee 27 Jan (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.4 | 4:46am | 12:10pm | 7:34pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 6:59am | 2:11pm | 9:22pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 0.5 | 12:58pm | 6:40pm | 12:24am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.1 | 12:36pm | 6:27pm | 12:22am | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 1:16am | 7:51am | 2:26pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 10:32pm | 4:02am | 9:27am | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 2:08am | 9:05am | 4:01pm | 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 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2130
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.