The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2165
Highlights this month
- 4FriQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 64% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 5SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:17am)
- 26SatNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:59pm)
- 27SunUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:24am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Thu 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Sun 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Thu 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 6, 3:39am
- New MoonSun 13, 3:58am
- First QuarterSat 19, 7:49pm
- Full MoonSun 27, 5:03pm
Apogee 1 Jan (405,900 km) · Perigee 14 Jan (358,300 km) · Apogee 29 Jan (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.1 | 6:40am | 1:58pm | 9:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.8 | 5:42am | 1:03pm | 8:23pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.5 | 4:21am | 11:46am | 7:11pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.0 | 11:07am | 5:20pm | 11:32pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 4:33am | 11:52am | 7:10pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 7:09am | 2:15pm | 9:21pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 8.0 | 7:12am | 2:15pm | 9:18pm | 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 64% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2165
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.