The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2160
Highlights this month
- 4FriQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 16% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7MonUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:03pm)
- 11FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (1:44pm)
- 16WedNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:23pm)
- 18FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:15am)
- 27SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:09pm)
- 31ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (1:11am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:03am |
| Thu 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Sun 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Thu 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 1, 1:41am
- New MoonWed 9, 1:18am
- First QuarterThu 17, 3:18am
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 23, 8:54pm
- Last QuarterWed 30, 4:12pm
Apogee 9 Jan (406,200 km) · Perigee 23 Jan (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.2 | 7:45am | 2:43pm | 9:41pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 4:19am | 11:40am | 7:00pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 0.8 | 11:37am | 5:41pm | 11:45pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.7 | 1:35am | 8:23am | 3:11pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 1:35am | 8:17am | 2:59pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.9 | 5:37am | 12:56pm | 8:16pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 6:23am | 1:34pm | 8:44pm | 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 16% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2160
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 2 October 2026.