Here are some rough altitude (elevation) predictions for the comet at sunset (8:42pm) from Melbourne (37 degrees south) from Stellarium:
- Wednesday 15 January: 4 degrees
- Thursday 16 January: 7 degrees
- Friday 17 January: 10 degrees
- Saturday 18 January: 12 degrees
- Sunday 19 January: 14 degrees
The azimuth (true bearing) is roughly predicted to be 249 degrees (west-southwest), to the right of the setting sun.