The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2134
Highlights this month
- 4MonQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 55% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 5TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (7:28pm)
- 9SatThe Moon passes Mars — 0.9° apart. (9:17am)
- 12TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:31pm)
- 14ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:52am)
- 21ThuVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (2:54pm)
- 21ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (5:28pm)
- 21ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:13pm)
- 27WedMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:23am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Sun 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Sun 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 4, 3:38am
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 11, 4:49am
- Last QuarterSun 17, 7:45pm
- New MoonMon 25, 5:40pm
Perigee 12 Jan (358,400 km) · Apogee 27 Jan (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 1.3 | 7:24am | 2:21pm | 9:17pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.7 | 3:31am | 10:31am | 5:32pm | Morning |
| Mars | Tau | −1.0 | 6:35pm | 11:04pm | 3:39am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.2 | 10:41pm | 4:13am | 9:40am | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 3:31am | 10:44am | 5:58pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 11:21pm | 5:14am | 11:04am | Morning |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 2:35am | 9:39am | 4:43pm | 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 55% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2134
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.