The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2142
Highlights this month
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 9TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:04pm)
- 20SatThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (1:41am)
- 20SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best morning apparition. (1:31pm)
- 23TueThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (10:30am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Wed 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Sat 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Wed 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 5, 6:47pm
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 12, 12:04pm
- Last QuarterFri 19, 7:55am
- New MoonSat 27, 1:01pm
Perigee 12 Jan (356,800 km) · Apogee 25 Jan (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.1 | 4:35am | 11:49am | 7:03pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.7 | 3:27am | 10:27am | 5:28pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 1.1 | 1:16am | 7:56am | 2:37pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.1 | 12:59pm | 6:44pm | 12:33am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.9 | 9:51am | 4:25pm | 10:58pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 12:58am | 7:35am | 2:12pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 3:36am | 10:50am | 6:04pm | 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 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2142
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.