The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2032
Highlights this month
- 1ThuJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:46pm)
- 4SunQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 66% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10SatThe Moon passes Venus — 0.8° apart. (6:44pm)
- 23FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (6:19pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Sat 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Sat 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 6, 9:06am
- New MoonTue 13, 7:07am
- First QuarterMon 19, 11:14pm
- Full MoonTue 27, 11:55pm
Apogee 1 Jan (406,100 km) · Perigee 13 Jan (357,200 km) · Apogee 28 Jan (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.6 | 5:15am | 12:41pm | 8:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.8 | 3:45am | 11:02am | 6:19pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 10:14am | 4:40pm | 11:07pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 5:23am | 12:43pm | 8:02pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.4 | 5:55pm | 10:46pm | 3:41am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 6:33pm | 11:16pm | 4:02am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 12:42pm | 6:33pm | 12:27am | 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 66% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2032
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.