The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2154
Highlights this month
- 1TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (6:06am)
- 3ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:25pm)
- 4FriQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:43am)
- 17ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:35pm)
- 20SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:36pm)
- 28MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:38pm)
- 30WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (9:57pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Thu 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Sun 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:29am |
| Thu 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 04m | 10:17pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 7, 6:58pm
- New MoonMon 14, 12:07pm
- First QuarterTue 22, 12:53am
- Full MoonWed 30, 1:23am
Perigee 11 Jan (364,800 km) · Apogee 23 Jan (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 4.7 | 6:48am | 1:46pm | 8:45pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 7:08am | 2:19pm | 9:28pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 7:16am | 2:23pm | 9:30pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.2 | 1:21pm | 7:01pm | 12:44am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | −0.0 | 10:07pm | 3:24am | 8:37am | Morning |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.8 | 3:48am | 11:09am | 6:31pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 5:22am | 12:38pm | 7:54pm | 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 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2154
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 26 September 2026.