The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2167
Highlights this month
- 3SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (2:52am)
- 4SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (3:30am)
- 4SunQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:57pm)
- 13TueSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:32am)
- 20TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:47am)
- 25SunJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:36pm)
- 31SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:41pm)
- 31SatNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:49pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Sat 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Sat 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 6, 2:51am
- Last QuarterTue 13, 4:55pm
- New MoonWed 21, 4:41pm
- First QuarterWed 28, 5:51pm
Perigee 3 Jan (365,600 km) · Apogee 14 Jan (404,900 km) · Perigee 29 Jan (369,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | 2.2 | 7:12am | 2:10pm | 9:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 8:44am | 3:35pm | 10:25pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.3 | 5:29am | 12:52pm | 8:14pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.4 | 4:39pm | 9:37pm | 2:38am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 6:06am | 1:20pm | 8:34pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 7:50am | 2:48pm | 9:47pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 8.0 | 7:35am | 2:34pm | 9:34pm | 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 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2167
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 6 October 2026.