The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2164
Highlights this month
- 4WedQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 4WedThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (9:18pm)
- 23MonUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:57pm)
- 25WedNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:10pm)
- 25WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:21pm)
- 27FriThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (9:59pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:03am |
| Tue 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Tue 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 1, 7:46pm
- Full MoonMon 9, 10:45pm
- Last QuarterTue 17, 8:58pm
- New MoonTue 24, 12:12pm
- First QuarterTue 31, 12:51pm
Apogee 8 Jan (406,200 km) · Perigee 23 Jan (358,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.9 | 5:36am | 1:02pm | 8:28pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.1 | 9:56am | 4:28pm | 11:00pm | Evening |
| Mars | Ari | −0.4 | 3:53pm | 8:50pm | 1:51am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 8:46am | 3:33pm | 10:21pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 3:55am | 11:11am | 6:27pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 6:53am | 2:02pm | 9:12pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 8.0 | 7:04am | 2:09pm | 9:14pm | 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 77% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2164
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.