The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2152
Highlights this month
- 2SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:47pm)
- 4TueQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 4TueMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:11pm)
- 13ThuSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag −0.5). (7:39pm)
- 21FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (9:12pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:03am |
| Mon 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Mon 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 7, 6:53am
- First QuarterSat 15, 11:43am
- Full MoonSat 22, 1:38pm
- Last QuarterSat 29, 4:28am
Apogee 11 Jan (405,800 km) · Perigee 23 Jan (358,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.1 | 6:47am | 2:04pm | 9:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 4:16am | 11:37am | 6:58pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.2 | 5:58am | 1:17pm | 8:37pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 8:27am | 3:18pm | 10:10pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.5 | 8:28pm | 1:23am | 6:13am | All night |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 3:17am | 10:35am | 5:53pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 5:05am | 12:22pm | 7:39pm | 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 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2152
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 24 September 2026.