The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2151
Highlights this month
- 3SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:03am)
- 4MonThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (5:28am)
- 4MonQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 14ThuMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag −1.4). (3:01pm)
- 15FriJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:41pm)
- 22FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:37pm)
- 31SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (3:44am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Sun 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:38pm | 4:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Sun 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 3, 11:06am
- Last QuarterSun 10, 4:17am
- New MoonMon 18, 7:16am
- First QuarterTue 26, 5:51am
Perigee 3 Jan (356,700 km) · Apogee 17 Jan (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.0 | 5:46am | 1:11pm | 8:36pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 8:38am | 3:30pm | 10:22pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | −1.4 | 8:50pm | 1:29am | 6:03am | All night |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 6:14am | 1:29pm | 8:43pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.5 | 7:25pm | 12:16am | 5:02am | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 3:00am | 10:16am | 5:32pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 4:55am | 12:12pm | 7:29pm | 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 bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2151
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 23 September 2026.