The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2158
Highlights this month
- 4WedQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 12ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:15am)
- 13FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:46pm)
- 18WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:22pm)
- 26ThuSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:29pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Tue 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Fri 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:29am |
| Tue 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 04m | 10:17pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 1, 4:28am
- First QuarterSun 8, 9:23am
- Full MoonSun 15, 5:17am
- Last QuarterSun 22, 11:54pm
- New MoonMon 30, 7:55pm
Perigee 10 Jan (368,400 km) · Apogee 23 Jan (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.2 | 6:12am | 1:35pm | 8:57pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.7 | 3:20am | 10:21am | 5:22pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 10:04am | 4:33pm | 11:01pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.1 | 11:04pm | 4:47am | 10:25am | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 12:32am | 6:47am | 1:02pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 4:58am | 12:20pm | 7:42pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 6:01am | 1:14pm | 8:27pm | 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 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2158
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 30 September 2026.