The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2170
Highlights this month
- 4ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:51am)
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8MonThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (5:34am)
- 30TueMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:13pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Wed 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Sat 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Wed 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 04m | 10:17pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 3, 10:45am
- Last QuarterWed 10, 2:48am
- New MoonWed 17, 3:03pm
- First QuarterThu 25, 7:46pm
Perigee 5 Jan (363,900 km) · Apogee 21 Jan (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.6 | 5:09am | 12:34pm | 8:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 7:15am | 2:24pm | 9:32pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 0.0 | 11:45pm | 5:38am | 11:28am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.1 | 11:15pm | 5:03am | 10:47am | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.7 | 8:35am | 3:25pm | 10:16pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 8:46am | 3:32pm | 10:19pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 8:05am | 2:59pm | 9:52pm | 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2170
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.