The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2137
Highlights this month
- 4FriQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 6SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:33am)
- 10ThuUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:59pm)
- 26SatVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:54pm)
- 28MonMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:00pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Thu 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Sun 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Thu 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 04m | 10:17pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 7, 8:13pm
- Last QuarterTue 15, 1:39pm
- New MoonTue 22, 4:31am
- First QuarterTue 29, 10:30am
Apogee 4 Jan (406,100 km) · Perigee 20 Jan (360,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.5 | 5:04am | 12:30pm | 7:55pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.8 | 9:35am | 4:03pm | 10:32pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.2 | 6:27am | 1:43pm | 8:58pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 2:28am | 9:35am | 4:41pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 5:37am | 12:54pm | 8:10pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 11:55pm | 6:07am | 12:14pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sco | 8.0 | 2:56am | 10:04am | 5:13pm | 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 bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2137
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.