The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2175
Highlights this month
- 4WedQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:26am)
- 18WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best morning apparition. (6:54pm)
- 24TueJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:03pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Tue 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:29am |
| Tue 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 7, 2:34pm
- Last QuarterSun 15, 3:25pm
- New MoonMon 23, 4:08am
- First QuarterSun 29, 9:48pm
Apogee 14 Jan (404,900 km) · Perigee 26 Jan (365,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.2 | 4:33am | 11:48am | 7:03pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 8:47am | 3:37pm | 10:27pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 1.0 | 11:00am | 5:14pm | 11:28pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 6:50am | 1:59pm | 9:08pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.5 | 1:17pm | 7:01pm | 12:49am | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 10:21am | 4:45pm | 11:08pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 8:59am | 3:42pm | 10:24pm | 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 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2175
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 8 October 2026.