The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2156
Highlights this month
- 1ThuSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:48pm)
- 4SunQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 5MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best morning apparition. (11:51pm)
- 8ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:17am)
- 13TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (5:37am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:03am |
| Sat 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Sat 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 8, 3:22am
- Last QuarterFri 16, 8:29am
- New MoonFri 23, 4:55am
- First QuarterThu 29, 10:07pm
Apogee 10 Jan (406,100 km) · Perigee 23 Jan (357,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.3 | 4:37am | 11:58am | 7:20pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.1 | 9:54am | 4:27pm | 10:59pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 8:38am | 3:29pm | 10:19pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.5 | 7:13pm | 12:00am | 4:43am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.7 | 11:25pm | 5:14am | 10:58am | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 4:24am | 11:47am | 7:10pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 5:43am | 12:58pm | 8:13pm | 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 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2156
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 27 September 2026.