The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — April 1982
Highlights this month
- 2FriVenus at greatest morning elongation (46° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (2:08am)
- 8ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (12:21am)
- 8ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (9:34pm)
- 9FriSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag 0.2). (11:56am)
- 10SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (8:58am)
- 12MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:48am)
- 20TueThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (6:41pm)
- 23FriLyrids meteor shower peaks (up to 18/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 26MonJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Virgo (mag −2.3). (10:20am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:33am | 6:14pm | 11h 41m | 7:42pm | 5:05am |
| Sat 10 | 6:42am | 6:01pm | 11h 19m | 7:28pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 20 | 6:51am | 5:46pm | 10h 56m | 7:15pm | 5:22am |
| Fri 30 | 7:00am | 5:34pm | 10h 34m | 7:03pm | 5:31am |
Days shorten by about 67 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 1, 3:12pm
- Full MoonThu 8, 8:16pm
- Last QuarterFri 16, 10:42pm
- New MoonSat 24, 6:36am
- First QuarterFri 30, 10:08pm
Apogee 14 Apr (405,200 km) · Perigee 26 Apr (362,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Psc | −1.9 | 7:05am | 12:34pm | 6:03pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.2 | 3:01am | 9:30am | 3:59pm | Morning |
| Mars | Vir | −1.2 | 5:07pm | 11:08pm | 5:14am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −2.3 | 6:24pm | 1:10am | 7:52am | All night |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.2 | 5:42pm | 12:03am | 6:19am | All night |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.5 | 7:42pm | 2:58am | 10:10am | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 9:16pm | 4:36am | 11:53am | 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 thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — April 1982
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.