The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2132
Highlights this month
- 2WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.3° apart. (5:59am)
- 4FriQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:14am)
- 13SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (6:52pm)
- 22TueThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (2:13pm)
- 29TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.6° apart. (10:42am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:03am |
| Thu 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Sun 20 | 6:17am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:28am |
| Thu 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 3, 10:53am
- Last QuarterThu 10, 6:01pm
- New MoonFri 18, 10:05pm
- First QuarterSat 26, 4:21am
Perigee 1 Jan (361,700 km) · Apogee 13 Jan (405,300 km) · Perigee 29 Jan (367,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.2 | 6:29am | 1:50pm | 9:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.1 | 9:48am | 4:23pm | 10:57pm | Evening |
| Mars | Ari | −0.2 | 3:14pm | 8:21pm | 1:31am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.5 | 6:25pm | 11:10pm | 3:59am | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 2:21am | 9:19am | 4:17pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 10:59pm | 4:40am | 10:18am | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 2:23am | 9:24am | 4:24pm | 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 2132
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 13 September 2026.