The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2176
Highlights this month
- 1MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best morning apparition. (5:54am)
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 47% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 6SatSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:38pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Wed 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:38pm | 4:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Wed 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 4, 10:11am
- New MoonFri 12, 12:48pm
- First QuarterFri 19, 6:30pm
- Full MoonFri 26, 1:51pm
Apogee 6 Jan (405,200 km) · Perigee 22 Jan (367,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.4 | 4:44am | 12:08pm | 7:31pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 4:23am | 11:45am | 7:06pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.4 | 2:12am | 9:15am | 4:18pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 9:05am | 3:48pm | 10:31pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.3 | 2:22pm | 7:51pm | 1:23am | Evening |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.9 | 10:41am | 5:00pm | 11:19pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 9:10am | 3:51pm | 10:31pm | 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 47% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2176
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 9 October 2026.