The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2138
Highlights this month
- 2ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (10:45pm)
- 4SatQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 53% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 15WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:22pm)
- 17FriSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:06pm)
- 19SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:18am)
- 22WedMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:03pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Fri 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Mon 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Fri 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 5, 12:12am
- New MoonSat 11, 8:04pm
- First QuarterSat 18, 1:36pm
- Full MoonSun 26, 2:55pm
Perigee 12 Jan (356,800 km) · Apogee 26 Jan (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.1 | 5:56am | 1:20pm | 8:44pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 7:02am | 2:14pm | 9:24pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | −0.2 | 11:31pm | 5:15am | 10:55am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.6 | 4:02am | 11:22am | 6:43pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 6:25am | 1:37pm | 8:49pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 12:11am | 6:25am | 12:39pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 3:04am | 10:14am | 5:24pm | 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 53% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2138
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.