The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2033
Highlights this month
- 4TueQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 11% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 8SatVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (5:29am)
- 13ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:44am)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (3:18am)
- 25TueThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (5:20pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Mon 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Thu 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Mon 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 1, 9:23pm
- First QuarterSat 8, 2:36pm
- Full MoonSun 16, 12:07am
- Last QuarterMon 24, 4:46am
- New MoonMon 31, 9:05am
Perigee 4 Jan (365,300 km) · Apogee 20 Jan (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.2 | 6:14am | 1:36pm | 8:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.5 | 10:10am | 4:35pm | 10:59pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | 1.3 | 1:46am | 8:40am | 3:35pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 7:27am | 2:30pm | 9:33pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.5 | 7:01pm | 11:47pm | 4:38am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.5 | 6:51pm | 11:33pm | 4:18am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 12:50pm | 6:38pm | 12:30am | 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 11% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2033
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.