The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2153
Highlights this month
- 1MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:02am)
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 9TueMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:26pm)
- 14SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (5:41am)
- 17WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (11:09pm)
- 21SunVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:28pm)
- 24WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:08am)
- 26FriSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag −0.4). (8:31pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Wed 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Sat 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Wed 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 3, 8:10am
- Full MoonThu 11, 2:39am
- Last QuarterWed 17, 10:14pm
- New MoonThu 25, 3:20am
Apogee 3 Jan (404,700 km) · Perigee 15 Jan (368,200 km) · Apogee 30 Jan (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.7 | 7:45am | 2:46pm | 9:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.7 | 9:21am | 3:51pm | 10:21pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | −0.6 | 10:59pm | 4:27am | 9:50am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.0 | 10:47am | 5:05pm | 11:23pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.3 | 9:19pm | 2:23am | 7:23am | All night |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 3:30am | 10:50am | 6:11pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 5:12am | 12:28pm | 7:45pm | 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 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2153
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 25 September 2026.