The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2183
Highlights this month
- 4SatQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 80% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 17FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (2:38am)
- 22WedMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag −1.3). (5:04pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Fri 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Mon 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:29am |
| Fri 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 04m | 10:17pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 1, 5:37pm
- Full MoonThu 9, 6:16am
- Last QuarterFri 17, 11:45am
- New MoonFri 24, 12:48pm
- First QuarterFri 31, 4:31am
Apogee 13 Jan (405,800 km) · Perigee 25 Jan (358,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.5 | 5:01am | 12:26pm | 7:52pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 8:50am | 3:39pm | 10:28pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | −1.3 | 9:29pm | 2:18am | 7:01am | All night |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.8 | 12:42am | 7:08am | 1:33pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.2 | 9:49pm | 3:00am | 8:08am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 12:52pm | 6:37pm | 12:26am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 10:24am | 4:47pm | 11:11pm | Evening |
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 80% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2183
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 12 October 2026.