The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2035
Highlights this month
- 1MonVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (7:41pm)
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 24% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 5FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:54pm)
- 5FriThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (7:34pm)
- 10WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (6:56pm)
- 16TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.7° apart. (5:51am)
- 17WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:25am)
- 22MonSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag −0.4). (2:11pm)
- 24WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (4:37am)
- 26FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:01pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Wed 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Sat 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Wed 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 1, 9:04pm
- New MoonWed 10, 2:04am
- First QuarterWed 17, 3:50pm
- Full MoonWed 24, 7:17am
- Last QuarterWed 31, 5:06pm
Apogee 6 Jan (405,800 km) · Perigee 22 Jan (362,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.1 | 7:44am | 2:41pm | 9:38pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.3 | 3:06am | 10:11am | 5:16pm | Morning |
| Mars | Sco | 1.5 | 2:34am | 9:44am | 4:54pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.1 | 12:15pm | 6:11pm | 12:11am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.4 | 9:04pm | 2:04am | 6:59am | All night |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 7:33pm | 12:19am | 5:01am | Evening |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.9 | 1:14pm | 6:56pm | 12:43am | 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 24% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2035
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.