The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2064
Highlights this month
- 3ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best morning apparition. (12:29pm)
- 4FriQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 5SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:24pm)
- 10ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (7:27pm)
- 17ThuSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Gemini (mag −0.5). (3:37am)
- 23WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (12:23pm)
- 25FriJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:32pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:42pm | 4:04am |
| Thu 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:39pm | 4:15am |
| Sun 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 24m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Thu 31 | 6:31am | 8:35pm | 14h 04m | 10:18pm | 4:47am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 4, 8:37pm
- Last QuarterFri 11, 2:12pm
- New MoonFri 18, 11:39pm
- First QuarterSun 27, 4:48am
Perigee 7 Jan (365,100 km) · Apogee 23 Jan (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.4 | 4:40am | 12:03pm | 7:26pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.8 | 3:53am | 11:11am | 6:30pm | Morning |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.0 | 10:34am | 4:55pm | 11:16pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.9 | 12:12am | 6:23am | 12:34pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.5 | 8:42pm | 1:38am | 6:31am | All night |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 2:12am | 9:17am | 4:22pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 6:33pm | 11:21pm | 4:13am | 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2064
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.