The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2140
Highlights this month
- 4MonQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 16SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (2:21am)
- 22FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:30am)
- 23SatThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (9:41pm)
- 25MonUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:49pm)
- 31SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:40pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:03am |
| Sun 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:17am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Sun 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonMon 4, 8:43pm
- Last QuarterTue 12, 4:08pm
- New MoonWed 20, 11:24am
- First QuarterWed 27, 8:03am
Apogee 12 Jan (404,700 km) · Perigee 25 Jan (368,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.6 | 7:46am | 2:47pm | 9:48pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.1 | 9:50am | 4:24pm | 10:58pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 0.6 | 12:32am | 6:47am | 1:02pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 8:07am | 3:03pm | 9:59pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 8:07am | 3:03pm | 10:00pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 12:37am | 7:02am | 1:27pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 3:22am | 10:34am | 5:46pm | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2140
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 15 September 2026.