The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2145
Highlights this month
- 1FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:44pm)
- 4MonQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:47pm)
- 24SunJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag −2.5). (7:05am)
- 24SunMars and Saturn in conjunction — 2° apart. (7:38am)
- 24SunVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:38am)
- 29FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:06am)
- 29FriThe Moon passes Mars — 0.1° apart. (7:42am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Sun 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Wed 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Sun 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 1, 10:10am
- Full MoonSat 9, 1:19pm
- Last QuarterSat 16, 6:50pm
- New MoonSat 23, 2:11pm
- First QuarterSun 31, 7:59am
Apogee 3 Jan (405,200 km) · Perigee 19 Jan (367,800 km) · Apogee 31 Jan (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.2 | 6:23am | 1:44pm | 9:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.7 | 9:28am | 3:58pm | 10:27pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 0.7 | 12:16pm | 6:09pm | 12:04am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.5 | 9:12pm | 2:13am | 7:11am | All night |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.7 | 12:40pm | 6:33pm | 12:29am | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 1:34am | 8:27am | 3:19pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 3:59am | 11:16am | 6:32pm | 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 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2145
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 17 September 2026.