The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2044
Highlights this month
- 4MonQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 6WedJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:25am)
- 8FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best morning apparition. (6:47am)
- 19TueThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (9:37pm)
- 21ThuNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:26am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Sun 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Wed 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Sun 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 8, 3:07pm
- Full MoonFri 15, 5:51am
- Last QuarterFri 22, 10:50am
- New MoonSat 30, 3:04pm
Perigee 13 Jan (360,100 km) · Apogee 25 Jan (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.3 | 4:33am | 11:54am | 7:15pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.9 | 9:25am | 4:06pm | 10:46pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 0.1 | 11:51pm | 5:46am | 11:38am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 5:40am | 12:58pm | 8:16pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 2:28am | 9:28am | 4:28pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 10:03pm | 3:20am | 8:33am | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 2:54pm | 8:14pm | 1:38am | 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 13% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2044
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.