The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2147
Highlights this month
- 4WedQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 8SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (4:39pm)
- 10TueThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (4:45am)
- 11WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (12:55am)
- 11WedSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:28pm)
- 15SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:51am)
- 23MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (1:49pm)
- 24TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:37pm)
- 26ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:18am)
- 29SunThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (10:38am)
- 30MonMars and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (10:42pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Tue 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Tue 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 2, 7:08pm
- First QuarterMon 9, 11:07am
- Full MoonTue 17, 9:03am
- Last QuarterWed 25, 12:17pm
Perigee 3 Jan (357,900 km) · Apogee 18 Jan (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 0.3 | 7:38am | 2:35pm | 9:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.0 | 3:18am | 10:28am | 5:39pm | Morning |
| Mars | Ari | 0.1 | 2:15pm | 7:37pm | 1:01am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.9 | 12:13am | 6:24am | 12:34pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.1 | 2:48pm | 8:11pm | 1:38am | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 2:03am | 9:04am | 4:06pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 4:19am | 11:36am | 6:53pm | Hidden |
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 thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2147
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 18 September 2026.