The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2058
Highlights this month
- 1TueSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:23pm)
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (2:23pm)
- 4FriQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 74% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24ThuMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:48am)
- 30WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (11:12pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Thu 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:15am |
| Sun 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Thu 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 2, 5:26am
- Full MoonThu 10, 7:44am
- Last QuarterFri 18, 6:53am
- New MoonThu 24, 11:13pm
- First QuarterThu 31, 9:29pm
Apogee 9 Jan (406,300 km) · Perigee 24 Jan (357,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.5 | 5:02am | 12:28pm | 7:53pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.8 | 6:33am | 1:49pm | 9:04pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.1 | 6:22am | 1:39pm | 8:55pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −1.9 | 10:26am | 4:49pm | 11:12pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.3 | 1:58pm | 7:32pm | 1:10am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 12:54am | 7:29am | 2:05pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 5:27pm | 10:21pm | 3:18am | 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 74% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2058
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.