The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2049
Highlights this month
- 3SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:06am)
- 3SunVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (10:45am)
- 4MonQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 8FriSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:00pm)
- 12TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:47am)
- 16SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.0° apart. (10:16am)
- 23SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:41pm)
- 31SunNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:38am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:05am |
| Sun 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Wed 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 23m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Sun 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 4, 1:24pm
- First QuarterMon 11, 8:53am
- Full MoonTue 19, 1:34pm
- Last QuarterWed 27, 8:41am
Perigee 4 Jan (356,800 km) · Apogee 17 Jan (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | 3.8 | 5:55am | 12:57pm | 8:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.6 | 10:08am | 4:33pm | 10:57pm | Evening |
| Mars | Psc | 0.9 | 11:09am | 5:20pm | 11:31pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.5 | 6:20pm | 11:05pm | 3:54am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 5:47am | 1:03pm | 8:19pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.4 | 11:04pm | 4:50am | 10:31am | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 3:47pm | 8:55pm | 2:08am | 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2049
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.