The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2098
Highlights this month
- 4SatQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A thin 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 10FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (3:25am)
- 11SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:35pm)
- 19SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (8:22am)
- 22WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (4:43am)
- 28TueMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:11pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:00am | 8:46pm | 14h 46m | 10:42pm | 4:05am |
| Fri 10 | 6:08am | 8:46pm | 14h 38m | 10:38pm | 4:16am |
| Mon 20 | 6:19am | 8:42pm | 14h 23m | 10:30pm | 4:30am |
| Fri 31 | 6:31am | 8:34pm | 14h 03m | 10:17pm | 4:48am |
Days shorten by about 43 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 3, 1:37am
- First QuarterSat 11, 4:04am
- Full Moon SupermoonFri 17, 9:38pm
- Last QuarterFri 24, 5:01pm
Apogee 3 Jan (406,200 km) · Perigee 17 Jan (356,700 km) · Apogee 30 Jan (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | −0.8 | 5:29am | 12:54pm | 8:20pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Cap | −3.8 | 6:49am | 2:02pm | 9:14pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | 0.6 | 12:33pm | 6:21pm | 12:11am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −2.3 | 9:57pm | 3:13am | 8:25am | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.8 | 11:49pm | 5:50am | 11:47am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.9 | 12:25pm | 6:17pm | 12:12am | Evening |
| Neptune | Leo | 7.8 | 10:56pm | 4:38am | 10:16am | Morning |
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 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — January 2098
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 1 September 2026.