The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2048
Highlights this month
- 4SatQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10FriJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:00pm)
- 13MonThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (12:02pm)
- 13MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best evening apparition. (3:51pm)
- 20MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:56am)
- 29WedMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:46am)
- 29WedNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:28pm)
- 31FriVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 0.1° apart. (12:36am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Fri 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Mon 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Fri 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonWed 1, 5:57pm
- Last QuarterThu 9, 5:57am
- New MoonWed 15, 10:33pm
- First QuarterThu 23, 8:56am
- Full MoonFri 31, 11:16am
Perigee 13 Jan (363,600 km) · Apogee 25 Jan (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Cap | −0.5 | 7:47am | 2:46pm | 9:45pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.8 | 3:49am | 11:07am | 6:24pm | Morning |
| Mars | Lib | 1.2 | 1:30am | 8:17am | 3:03pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.3 | 3:24pm | 8:36pm | 1:51am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 5:04am | 12:22pm | 7:40pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 10:55pm | 4:35am | 10:10am | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 3:38pm | 8:49pm | 2:04am | 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 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2048
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.