The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2192
Highlights this month
- 4WedQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 11WedJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag −2.5). (1:01am)
- 26ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (1:04pm)
- 29SunUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:43pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:04am |
| Tue 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:14am |
| Fri 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Tue 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 8, 5:50am
- New MoonSun 15, 11:40am
- First QuarterSun 22, 3:14am
- Full MoonSun 29, 7:30pm
Apogee 5 Jan (405,400 km) · Perigee 17 Jan (360,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.9 | 7:20am | 2:30pm | 9:40pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 4:28am | 11:50am | 7:11pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 0.8 | 11:59am | 5:57pm | 11:55pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.5 | 8:17pm | 1:09am | 5:56am | All night |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 3:01am | 10:09am | 5:17pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 3:54pm | 8:58pm | 2:05am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 12:01pm | 6:01pm | 12:05am | 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 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2192
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 21 October 2026.