The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2057
Highlights this month
- 1MonVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (1:20am)
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 9TueThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (10:08am)
- 10WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best morning apparition. (6:55am)
- 12FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (1:48pm)
- 21SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (3:52pm)
- 24WedMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Cancer (mag −1.3). (12:25pm)
- 28SunUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:15am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:05am |
| Wed 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:16am |
| Sat 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 23m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Wed 31 | 6:32am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 5, 8:52pm
- First QuarterSat 13, 2:35am
- Full MoonSun 21, 7:03am
- Last QuarterSun 28, 2:52pm
Perigee 4 Jan (360,800 km) · Apogee 16 Jan (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.3 | 4:31am | 11:51am | 7:12pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.6 | 10:07am | 4:32pm | 10:56pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cnc | −1.2 | 9:37pm | 2:29am | 7:15am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.8 | 8:05am | 3:00pm | 9:56pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.6 | 12:55pm | 6:44pm | 12:36am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 12:41am | 7:11am | 1:41pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 5:15pm | 10:10pm | 3:09am | 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 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2057
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.