The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2178
Highlights this month
- 4SunQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:16am)
- 15ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (5:41am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Sat 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Tue 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Sat 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 4, 6:53pm
- Last QuarterSun 11, 10:21am
- New MoonMon 19, 9:20am
- First QuarterTue 27, 11:44am
Perigee 5 Jan (357,900 km) · Apogee 20 Jan (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.2 | 6:29am | 1:49pm | 9:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 7:18am | 2:26pm | 9:34pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.5 | 3:00am | 10:17am | 5:34pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.2 | 2:07pm | 7:35pm | 1:07am | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.2 | 4:36pm | 9:38pm | 2:43am | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 11:16am | 5:26pm | 11:35pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 9:30am | 4:05pm | 10:41pm | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2178
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.