The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2163
Highlights this month
- 2SunThe Moon passes Venus — 0.5° apart. (5:29am)
- 4TueQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 9SunMars and Saturn in conjunction — 2° apart. (4:09am)
- 14FriVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.5° apart. (5:40am)
- 19WedUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:01pm)
- 20ThuJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:37am)
- 21FriVenus and Mars in conjunction — 2° apart. (3:59am)
- 23SunNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:24am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Mon 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Mon 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 5, 10:30am
- First QuarterWed 12, 6:05pm
- Full MoonThu 20, 9:37pm
- Last QuarterFri 28, 3:55am
Perigee 3 Jan (361,900 km) · Apogee 15 Jan (405,300 km) · Perigee 31 Jan (367,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.4 | 4:50am | 12:15pm | 7:39pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.0 | 3:21am | 10:32am | 5:43pm | Morning |
| Mars | Oph | 1.5 | 3:22am | 10:42am | 6:02pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 6:32am | 1:44pm | 8:56pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 3:15am | 10:26am | 5:37pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.9 | 6:33am | 1:45pm | 8:57pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 8.0 | 6:53am | 1:59pm | 9:06pm | 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 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2163
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 3 October 2026.