The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2135
Highlights this month
- 1SatUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:59pm)
- 4TueQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 80% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 6ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:42am)
- 6ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (7:21pm)
- 16SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:11pm)
- 21FriJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:36pm)
- 28FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best morning apparition. (9:02am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Mon 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Mon 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 7, 1:06pm
- New MoonFri 14, 7:02pm
- First QuarterSat 22, 10:11pm
- Full MoonSun 30, 6:28am
Perigee 4 Jan (367,700 km) · Apogee 20 Jan (405,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | 0.6 | 5:01am | 12:10pm | 7:19pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 8:32am | 3:26pm | 10:19pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.3 | 5:13am | 12:37pm | 8:01pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.9 | 12:03am | 6:09am | 12:14pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 4:11am | 11:29am | 6:46pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 11:34pm | 5:33am | 11:29am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sco | 8.0 | 2:43am | 9:49am | 4:54pm | 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 80% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2135
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.