The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2149
Highlights this month
- 2ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:15am)
- 4SatQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 8WedMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:53pm)
- 12SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best morning apparition. (6:21pm)
- 20MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (2:09am)
- 29WedMars and Saturn in conjunction — 4° apart. (12:25am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Fri 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Mon 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Fri 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 2, 9:07am
- New MoonFri 10, 8:15am
- First QuarterFri 17, 8:44am
- Full MoonFri 24, 8:20am
Apogee 3 Jan (404,800 km) · Perigee 17 Jan (369,900 km) · Apogee 31 Jan (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.3 | 4:30am | 11:49am | 7:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.8 | 5:36am | 12:57pm | 8:18pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | −0.7 | 5:07pm | 9:49pm | 2:34am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sco | −1.6 | 2:40am | 9:49am | 4:59pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.3 | 5:05pm | 10:02pm | 3:03am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.7 | 2:29am | 9:38am | 4:48pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 4:35am | 11:52am | 7:09pm | 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 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2149
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 20 September 2026.