The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2037
Highlights this month
- 4SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:24am)
- 4SunQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 94% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 4SunNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:03pm)
- 5MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (11:13pm)
- 8ThuUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag 5.5). (12:11am)
- 13TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:42pm)
- 15ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best morning apparition. (1:41am)
- 28WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:01am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Sat 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Tue 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Sat 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 2, 1:41pm
- Last QuarterFri 9, 5:25am
- New MoonFri 16, 8:38pm
- First QuarterSun 25, 2:03am
Perigee 4 Jan (361,600 km) · Apogee 20 Jan (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.2 | 4:30am | 11:47am | 7:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.7 | 4:59am | 12:21pm | 7:44pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.5 | 3:26am | 10:47am | 6:08pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.5 | 5:57pm | 10:43pm | 3:34am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.2 | 10:33pm | 4:00am | 9:22am | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 8:08pm | 12:57am | 5:43am | All night |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 1:34pm | 7:11pm | 12:52am | 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 94% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2037
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.