The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2190
Highlights this month
- 4MonQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 10SunThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (9:17pm)
- 14ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.9° apart. (9:18pm)
- 21ThuUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:58am)
- 29FriVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (11:39am)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (1:32am)
- 31SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:00am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Sun 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Wed 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Sun 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 6, 6:02pm
- First QuarterWed 13, 7:57pm
- Full MoonFri 22, 1:24am
- Last QuarterFri 29, 12:59pm
Perigee 5 Jan (359,000 km) · Apogee 17 Jan (405,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.7 | 5:22am | 12:48pm | 8:13pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.6 | 3:11am | 10:13am | 5:14pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.0 | 10:24am | 4:47pm | 11:10pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.2 | 2:32pm | 7:54pm | 1:20am | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 1:51am | 8:40am | 3:30pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.8 | 3:11pm | 8:23pm | 1:39am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 11:37am | 5:43pm | 11:48pm | 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 2190
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 20 October 2026.