The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2136
Highlights this month
- 4WedQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 6FriUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:11pm)
- 10TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best morning apparition. (6:12pm)
- 20FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.0° apart. (2:51pm)
- 26ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (4:54pm)
- 28SatMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag −1.3). (1:18pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:03am |
| Tue 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:17am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:28am |
| Tue 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 4, 3:26am
- First QuarterWed 11, 5:04pm
- Full MoonThu 19, 4:59pm
- Last QuarterThu 26, 6:22pm
Perigee 1 Jan (365,400 km) · Apogee 13 Jan (404,900 km) · Perigee 27 Jan (369,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.3 | 4:31am | 11:51am | 7:11pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 4:12am | 11:32am | 6:52pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | −1.1 | 9:55pm | 2:51am | 7:42am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.7 | 1:14am | 7:54am | 2:33pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 4:54am | 12:13pm | 7:31pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 11:47pm | 5:52am | 11:53am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sco | 8.0 | 2:51am | 9:58am | 5:05pm | 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 thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2136
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 14 September 2026.