The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2028
Highlights this month
- 4TueQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 42% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 13ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:21am)
- 18TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (4:12am)
- 24MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:24am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Mon 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Thu 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Mon 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 5, 12:48pm
- Full MoonWed 12, 3:06pm
- Last QuarterWed 19, 6:21am
- New MoonThu 27, 2:17am
Apogee 1 Jan (405,700 km) · Perigee 13 Jan (359,200 km) · Apogee 29 Jan (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.7 | 7:44am | 2:46pm | 9:48pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.9 | 9:20am | 4:02pm | 10:44pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 1.2 | 7:24am | 2:30pm | 9:36pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.0 | 11:39pm | 5:38am | 11:33am | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.5 | 1:23pm | 7:06pm | 12:52am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 5:09pm | 10:00pm | 2:55am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 11:59am | 6:00pm | 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 42% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2028
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 15 July 2026.