The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 1975
Highlights this month
- 18FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (11:21am)
- 19SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:43am)
- 21MonUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 5.4). (1:48pm)
- 23WedLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:33am | 6:14pm | 11h 41m | 7:42pm | 5:05am |
| Thu 10 | 6:41am | 6:01pm | 11h 20m | 7:29pm | 5:14am |
| Sun 20 | 6:50am | 5:47pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Wed 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:30am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 3, 10:29pm
- New MoonSat 12, 2:40am
- First QuarterSat 19, 2:46pm
- Full MoonSat 26, 5:55am
Apogee 7 Apr (405,800 km) · Perigee 23 Apr (363,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.7 | 6:24am | 12:06pm | 5:48pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.9 | 9:55am | 2:45pm | 7:35pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | 1.0 | 2:28am | 9:09am | 3:50pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −1.9 | 5:18am | 11:15am | 5:12pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.0 | 12:59pm | 5:44pm | 10:30pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.4 | 6:05pm | 12:46am | 7:24am | All night |
| Neptune | Oph | 7.9 | 8:17pm | 3:32am | 10:43am | Morning |
Meteor showers
- Lyrids — peaks 23 April, radiant in Lyra (up to 18/hr). A modest shower; the radiant is low in the north-east before dawn from Victoria. A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — April 1975
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 23 August 2026.