The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2131
Highlights this month
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 25% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 9TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (2:38am)
- 10WedJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:25pm)
- 17WedVenus and Mars in conjunction — 2° apart. (10:45am)
- 23TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (3:28am)
- 25ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (10:47pm)
- 26FriThe Moon passes Venus — 0.4° apart. (7:16am)
- 27SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:59pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Wed 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Wed 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 6, 11:35pm
- Full MoonSat 13, 11:54pm
- Last QuarterSun 21, 11:07pm
- New MoonMon 29, 1:55pm
Perigee 6 Jan (369,900 km) · Apogee 20 Jan (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.8 | 5:31am | 12:57pm | 8:23pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.1 | 3:16am | 10:25am | 5:35pm | Morning |
| Mars | Oph | 1.5 | 3:09am | 10:27am | 5:46pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.3 | 3:25pm | 8:36pm | 1:52am | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 1:48am | 8:35am | 3:23pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 10:46pm | 4:21am | 9:52am | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 2:16am | 9:14am | 4:13pm | 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 25% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2131
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.