The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2184
Highlights this month
- 3SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (12:02am)
- 4SunQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 65% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 9FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (3:08am)
- 18SunMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:58am)
- 20TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:01pm)
- 29ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (10:07pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Sat 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:38pm | 4:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Sat 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 6, 8:19am
- New MoonWed 14, 1:52am
- First QuarterTue 20, 10:07pm
- Full MoonWed 28, 2:44am
Apogee 6 Jan (404,700 km) · Perigee 18 Jan (368,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.1 | 5:52am | 1:16pm | 8:41pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 4:26am | 11:47am | 7:09pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.2 | 6:15am | 1:32pm | 8:50pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 1:55am | 8:51am | 3:47pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.1 | 10:33pm | 3:59am | 9:21am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 1:12pm | 6:53pm | 12:37am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 10:35am | 4:56pm | 11:17pm | 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 65% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2184
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 13 October 2026.