The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2143
Highlights this month
- 2WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best morning apparition. (11:59pm)
- 4FriQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 16WedJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:03am)
- 18FriMars and Saturn in conjunction — 1° apart. (2:38am)
- 26SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (1:10am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Thu 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Sun 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Thu 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 2, 3:37am
- Last QuarterTue 8, 6:21pm
- New MoonWed 16, 12:08pm
- First QuarterThu 24, 4:46pm
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 31, 2:32pm
Perigee 3 Jan (360,500 km) · Apogee 19 Jan (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.4 | 4:41am | 12:04pm | 7:27pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 8:35am | 3:28pm | 10:21pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.0 | 10:39am | 4:59pm | 11:19pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.3 | 3:50pm | 8:56pm | 2:07am | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 1.0 | 10:46am | 5:07pm | 11:28pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 1:11am | 7:53am | 2:36pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 3:45am | 11:00am | 6:15pm | 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 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2143
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 16 September 2026.