The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2039
Highlights this month
- 4TueQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 68% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 9SunNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:14pm)
- 9SunSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:27pm)
- 14FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (1:05am)
- 16SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (4:52am)
- 17MonUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag 5.4). (11:51am)
- 25TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:59am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Mon 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Thu 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:30am |
| Mon 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 2, 6:38pm
- Full MoonMon 10, 10:47pm
- Last QuarterTue 18, 5:50am
- New MoonTue 25, 12:37am
Apogee 5 Jan (405,400 km) · Perigee 21 Jan (366,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.9 | 5:38am | 1:04pm | 8:29pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 7:58am | 2:59pm | 10:00pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.4 | 4:27am | 11:52am | 7:17pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.2 | 10:28pm | 3:54am | 9:16am | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.8 | 11:46pm | 5:44am | 11:39am | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.4 | 8:45pm | 1:40am | 6:31am | All night |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 1:58pm | 7:30pm | 1:06am | 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 68% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2039
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.