The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2169
Highlights this month
- 4WedQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 28% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 7SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best morning apparition. (11:49pm)
- 15SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (5:41am)
- 17TueVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:23am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Tue 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Fri 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 23m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Tue 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 6, 11:47pm
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 13, 7:57pm
- Last QuarterFri 20, 12:47pm
- New MoonSat 28, 3:16pm
Apogee 1 Jan (406,200 km) · Perigee 14 Jan (356,800 km) · Apogee 28 Jan (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.3 | 4:34am | 11:55am | 7:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.7 | 9:03am | 3:36pm | 10:09pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 6:45am | 1:57pm | 9:10pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.4 | 9:43pm | 2:54am | 8:00am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 7:43am | 2:43pm | 9:43pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 8:26am | 3:16pm | 10:07pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 7:54am | 2:49pm | 9:45pm | 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 28% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2169
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 7 October 2026.