The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2189
Highlights this month
- 3SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best morning apparition. (5:38am)
- 4SunQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 11SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (2:04am)
- 11SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (5:36am)
- 16FriUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:29pm)
- 21WedMars and Saturn in conjunction — 0.8° apart. (1:42am)
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 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 23m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Sat 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 3, 4:39am
- Last QuarterSat 10, 8:25am
- New MoonSat 17, 5:16am
- First QuarterSat 24, 11:42pm
Perigee 12 Jan (368,500 km) · Apogee 25 Jan (404,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.4 | 4:41am | 12:04pm | 7:27pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.8 | 5:51am | 1:11pm | 8:30pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.0 | 1:08am | 7:45am | 2:22pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.0 | 11:49am | 5:51pm | 11:53pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 1:19am | 7:56am | 2:33pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 2:49pm | 8:06pm | 1:26am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 11:26am | 5:34pm | 11:42pm | 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 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2189
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 19 October 2026.