The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2038
Highlights this month
- 4MonQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 4MonVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:35pm)
- 7ThuNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:40am)
- 12TueUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag 5.4). (5:39pm)
- 15FriJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag −2.5). (6:45am)
- 21ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.0° apart. (2:33am)
- 24SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (4:56pm)
- 24SunVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:22pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Sun 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Wed 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:30am |
| Sun 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 6, 12:46am
- First QuarterWed 13, 11:37pm
- Full MoonThu 21, 3:01pm
- Last QuarterThu 28, 9:03am
Apogee 13 Jan (404,800 km) · Perigee 25 Jan (366,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.4 | 4:51am | 12:16pm | 7:41pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.2 | 5:17am | 12:15pm | 7:12pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | −0.4 | 4:08pm | 9:01pm | 1:58am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.5 | 8:36pm | 1:30am | 6:20am | All night |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.6 | 11:11pm | 4:54am | 10:32am | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.4 | 8:27pm | 1:19am | 6:07am | All night |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 1:46pm | 7:20pm | 12:59am | 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 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2038
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.