The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2052
Highlights this month
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 5FriUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:11am)
- 21SunJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:12pm)
- 22MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (1:22am)
- 28SunThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (5:30am)
- 28SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:45pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Wed 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Wed 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 2, 2:10pm
- First QuarterTue 9, 8:30pm
- Full MoonTue 16, 3:21pm
- Last QuarterWed 24, 8:07am
Perigee 12 Jan (367,300 km) · Apogee 24 Jan (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.8 | 5:29am | 12:55pm | 8:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −3.9 | 9:28am | 4:08pm | 10:47pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.5 | 3:05am | 10:23am | 5:40pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.9 | 12:03am | 6:08am | 12:14pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.7 | 8:19am | 3:13pm | 10:07pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 11:42pm | 5:46am | 11:46am | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 4:23pm | 9:26pm | 2:33am | 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 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2052
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.