The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2187
Highlights this month
- 2TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (1:47am)
- 2TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (5:27am)
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 6SatThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (5:29am)
- 6SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:12pm)
- 9TueUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:08am)
- 11ThuMars and Saturn in conjunction — 0.1° apart. (5:14am)
- 16TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:19am)
- 21SunSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:36pm)
- 27SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:37am)
- 29MonJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:27am)
- 30TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (1:32am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Wed 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Sat 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:29am |
| Wed 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 04m | 10:17pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 2, 8:51am
- New MoonWed 10, 3:27am
- First QuarterThu 18, 8:05am
- Full Moon SupermoonThu 25, 4:48am
- Last QuarterWed 31, 9:17pm
Apogee 12 Jan (406,100 km) · Perigee 25 Jan (356,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | 6.2 | 6:32am | 1:32pm | 8:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.9 | 3:25am | 10:38am | 5:50pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | 0.5 | 12:23am | 6:34am | 12:44pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 7:08am | 2:14pm | 9:20pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.7 | 12:19am | 6:28am | 12:37pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 2:11pm | 7:36pm | 1:06am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 11:06am | 5:20pm | 11:33pm | 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 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2187
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.