The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2047
Highlights this month
- 4FriQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A 50% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 23WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (7:42pm)
- 27SunNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:15am)
- 30WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (18° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (5:39am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Thu 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Sun 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:30am |
| Thu 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 4, 4:36pm
- Full MoonSat 12, 12:22pm
- Last QuarterSat 19, 9:35am
- New MoonSat 26, 12:49pm
Apogee 4 Jan (404,700 km) · Perigee 17 Jan (369,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −1.0 | 7:07am | 2:20pm | 9:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 8:01am | 3:02pm | 10:02pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.1 | 9:40am | 4:15pm | 10:50pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.1 | 12:36pm | 6:27pm | 12:21am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 4:20am | 11:38am | 6:56pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 10:41pm | 4:15am | 9:45am | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 3:26pm | 8:39pm | 1:56am | 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 50% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — January 2047
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.