The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2063
Highlights this month
- 3WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag −0.6). (1:33am)
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 17% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 10WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:44am)
- 18ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.8° apart. (5:14am)
- 21SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best morning apparition. (2:24am)
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 38m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Sat 20 | 6:18am | 8:42pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:30am |
| Wed 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 8, 9:22am
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 15, 6:17am
- Last QuarterSun 21, 11:03pm
- New MoonMon 29, 11:23pm
Apogee 2 Jan (406,100 km) · Perigee 15 Jan (357,100 km) · Apogee 30 Jan (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.1 | 4:35am | 11:49am | 7:03pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.7 | 8:07am | 3:06pm | 10:05pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.0 | 1:12am | 7:51am | 2:29pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.2 | 10:52pm | 4:29am | 10:02am | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.5 | 7:41pm | 12:32am | 5:19am | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 1:58am | 8:58am | 3:59pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 6:22pm | 11:10pm | 4:03am | 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 17% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2063
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 August 2026.