The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2059
Highlights this month
- 4SatQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 5SunThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (1:06am)
- 11SatThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (4:07am)
- 15WedSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:34am)
- 19SunMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:20pm)
- 20MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:18am)
- 20MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (6:20am)
- 22WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.5° apart. (3:25am)
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 38m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Mon 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:30am |
| Fri 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 7, 12:08pm
- New MoonTue 14, 2:59pm
- First QuarterTue 21, 5:51am
- Full MoonWed 29, 2:15am
Apogee 3 Jan (405,700 km) · Perigee 15 Jan (359,100 km) · Apogee 31 Jan (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −1.1 | 5:54am | 1:18pm | 8:42pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −4.2 | 3:08am | 10:14am | 5:20pm | Morning |
| Mars | Leo | −0.3 | 11:24pm | 5:05am | 10:41am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.1 | 12:59pm | 6:44pm | 12:32am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | 0.1 | 3:05pm | 8:24pm | 1:47am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 1:07am | 7:48am | 2:29pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 5:39pm | 10:31pm | 3:27am | 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 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2059
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.