The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2185
Highlights this month
- 1SatUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:16am)
- 4TueMars and Saturn in conjunction — 1° apart. (12:31am)
- 4TueQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 12WedVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:34am)
- 17MonMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:14am)
- 20ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.7° apart. (12:36am)
- 20ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (3:10am)
- 29SatMars and Saturn in conjunction — 2° apart. (5:57am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Mon 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Thu 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 23m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Mon 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 2, 8:21am
- First QuarterSun 9, 6:49pm
- Full MoonSun 16, 11:31am
- Last QuarterMon 24, 12:43am
Perigee 13 Jan (365,000 km) · Apogee 25 Jan (404,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.0 | 6:58am | 2:12pm | 9:26pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −4.6 | 8:41am | 3:17pm | 9:53pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | −0.3 | 11:18pm | 4:55am | 10:29am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.6 | 3:18am | 10:34am | 5:50pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.5 | 11:07pm | 4:49am | 10:27am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 1:29pm | 7:04pm | 12:44am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 10:43am | 5:01pm | 11:20pm | 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 thin 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2185
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 14 October 2026.