The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2159
Highlights this month
- 3WedUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:56am)
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 14SunNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:48pm)
- 28SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (4:22am)
- 30TueJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:34am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Wed 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Wed 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 4, 6:14pm
- Last QuarterThu 11, 8:09pm
- New MoonSat 20, 1:33am
- First QuarterSat 27, 1:33pm
Perigee 3 Jan (358,800 km) · Apogee 15 Jan (405,700 km) · Perigee 31 Jan (363,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.0 | 7:15am | 2:26pm | 9:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 8:41am | 3:33pm | 10:24pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.3 | 1:44am | 8:36am | 3:29pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.8 | 12:23am | 6:39am | 12:55pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 1:03am | 7:32am | 2:01pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 5:17am | 12:38pm | 7:59pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 6:12am | 1:24pm | 8:36pm | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2159
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.